The Fifth Floor: Leaving for an African dream

The Fifth Floor: Leaving for an African dream

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Hope and fear: India's space revolution

India is revolutionising its approach to space exploration. Science journalist Alok Jha follows preparations for the country’s first human spaceflight mission. For decades, India focused its space programme on limited, inexpensive projects directly benefiting its citizens, such a ...  Show more

How to spend billions – fast: Carney’s Defence Deadline

The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has given his generals and admirals an unusual command: spend money. Lots of it. Quickly. For years, it was the other way around. Canada wore the uniform of a serious NATO ally – while undershooting the alliance’s 2% of GDP defence spendi ...  Show more

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