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Why we should go back to the moon – and this time to build a home

14 September 2022

Achieving a lunar outpost is important not as a means of escaping our home planet, but learning better ways to thrive on it
Astronaut

The moon race was about short-termism and control – we can do better

10 July 2019

The cold war race to the moon pitted nations against each other. As countries and companies gear up to return, we need to question what their motivations are

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