Space is Still For Scientific Exploration, Not Commercialisation

The race to space has intensified in 2021. While China and Russia are leading state-driven exploration missions, the US is increasingly seeing commercial operations with billionaires spending massive amounts of money for small joy rides.

The race to space has intensified in 2021. While China and Russia are leading state-driven exploration missions, the US is increasingly seeing commercial operations with billionaires spending massive amounts of money for small joy rides. In this episode of Science and Tech, Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha and D Raghunandan talk about the future of space exploration - both by private and public players.