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Elon Musk's SpaceX may have been one explosion away from going bust

Elon Musk's SpaceX may have been one explosion away from going bust

17 March 2021

The compelling story of how Elon Musk's relentless quest to get humans to Mars helped SpaceX succeed against the odds makes great reading in Eric Berger's book, Liftoff
We can learn from ingenuity of space travel to solve problems on Earth

We can learn from ingenuity of space travel to solve problems on Earth

3 June 2020

Endeavours such as space travel show what humanity can do when we pull together to achieve something big – an approach we must emulate if we want to fix the more worldly problems we face

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