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A satellite constellation launched by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. Photograph: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live NewsView image in fullscreenA satellite constellation launched by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. Successive UK governments have prioritised Stem subjects, while our forthcoming national space strategy will focus on economic growth and national security, so major leaps in technologies of exploration and surveillance come to the fore in what is effectively a second space race.
- ▪A satellite constellation launched by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX.
- ▪Photograph: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live NewsView image in fullscreenA satellite constellation launched by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX.
- ▪Successive UK governments have prioritised Stem subjects, while our forthcoming national space strategy will focus on economic growth and national security, so major leaps in technologies of exploration and surveillance come to the fore in
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A satellite constellation launched by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. Photograph: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live NewsView image in fullscreenA satellite constellation launched by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. Photograph: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live NewsSpaceLettersArts and humanities have a role in understanding space explorationProf Abbie Garrington reflects on an interview with the physicist Laura Grego about the battle for our skiesSun 26 Jul 2026 11.58 EDTLast modified on Sun 26 Jul 2026 12.08 EDTShareWhere are the arts and humanities in current debates about space research? The physicist Laura Grego tells us we “have to be aware of what is happening in space”, that we should probe Elon Musk’s potential “appropriation” of space via satellite, and that our spacefaring era raises questions about our…
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