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Tech billionaire Elon Musk says he will fly two mega-rich passengers around the Moon and back next year. With his plans for space travel and Martian colonisation, Musk is often celebrated as a visionary, helping humanity reach its next frontier.
But what are the implications of his showy extra-terrestrial adventures? Alan Marshall writes that they could lead to the mistakes of the past being writ large in space.
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Alan Marshall, Mahidol University
The Moon belongs to all of us. Let's share in its beauty from afar without splashing around $100 million on a showy space trip.
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Science + Technology
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Bassem Hassan, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM)
As Trump's travel ban hangs in limbo, what does it mean for science?
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Politics + Society
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Axel Augé, Ecole Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan
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Stephanie Carver, Monash University
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Environment + Energy
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Graeme S. Cumming, James Cook University
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