Thematic: Space Exploration

This article features an interview with a former NASA engineer on the progress and potential of space tourism. The technological breakthroughs have been remarkable.

From when the world had just tens of millions of inhabitants to today, where it is closer to ten billion, the concern has been the same. That there are too many people for the Earth’s resources to sustain. The question becomes is there something different about this time - does climate change change the equation - or will Sir David Attenborough join Plato and Thomas Malthus as famously incorrect worriers about overpopulation?

An under-reported story has reached its climax and may usher in the next step in the building space race. Three countries have had space ships travelling in convoy, racing to reach Mars. Two of them, unsurprisingly, are the US and China. The third, is the United Arab Emirates. If successful, all three countries will achieve a first. The UAE’s first foray into deep space, China’s first independent attempt to land on Mars and the US’ first deployment of a Martian helicopter.

$600,000 per minute. That is how much revenue Amazon makes. Over the past ten years it has grown its revenue from $27 billion to $347 billion. Not only is it the #1 player in eCommerce but it is the world’s largest cloud service provider. This article makes the case that this is just the beginning. Amazon may be well on its way to becoming a multi-trillion dollar conglomerate.