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Justin Bachman

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ARTICLES BY JUSTIN BACHMAN

Billionaire Richard Branson successfully reaches the edge of space on board his Virgin Galactic rocket plane (Photo: Virgin Galactic)

Richard Branson’s space jaunt worth $841 million for Virgin Galactic

2 min read . 12 Jul 2021

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover vehicle takes off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US July 30, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

NASA rover Perseverance blasts off to Mars seeking signs of life

1 min read . 30 Jul 2020

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, take questions from the media after a tour of SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. (Reuters)

Elon Musk and NASA chief reconcile after public skirmish

2 min read . 11 Oct 2019

Three of the largest US airlines are removing screens from their domestic workhorses

Seatback screens in planes may become an endangered species

5 min read . 09 Oct 2019

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off with Nasa’s InSight spacecraft, seen through a thick fog blanketing Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Courtesy: Nasa TV

Nasa Mars InSight blasts off from California Air Base

2 min read . 14 May 2018

Nasa’s goal of returning to the moon should see a major push in early 2019, when the agency awards its first contract for the lunar ‘Gateway’ program. Photo: Bloomberg

Nasa lunar ‘Gateway’ space station will soon begin construction

2 min read . 21 Apr 2018

This Nasa file photo shows the primary mirror of Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope inside a cleanroom at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center in Houston,Texas. Photo: AFP

Nasa delays $8 billion James Webb Space Telescope until 2020

2 min read . 28 Mar 2018

Even before Donald Trump’s space force comments, the US Defence Department was under orders to formulate a ‘concept of operations’ document for space war fighting, due this June. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump’s ‘space force’ idea comes as a cold war brews in space

6 min read . 21 Mar 2018

Among the Donald Trump administration’s first efforts will be an overhaul of the bureaucratic processes to license a space launch. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump wants to turn space into the next free-market paradise

3 min read . 22 Feb 2018

A rather curious talk last week at an aerospace conference by a Lockheed Skunk Works executive implied that the SR-72 might already exist.

US fastest spy plane could be back at speeds of Mach 6

4 min read . 16 Jan 2018

In the case of supersonic flight, airlines will need to grapple with the issue of how to integrate a premium product into their existing, slow-poke fleets. Photo: Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Supersonic airlines are almost here while Elon Musk dreams of space

5 min read . 06 Oct 2017

If Elon Musk succeeds in producing a reliable hypersonic craft that is profitable to operate with low fares, there’s little reason to think such travel would remain a niche market. Photo: AFP

How crazy is Elon Musk’s hypersonic space rocket airline?

2 min read . 30 Sep 2017

Vistara says its staff is equipped to help women travelling alone with the booking of airport-authorized taxis, as well as escort them to the airport taxi stand upon their request.

In Vistara flights, women don’t have to sit in middle seat

3 min read . 27 Jul 2017

Design for Dalian International Airport in China.

Airports of the future are here

2 min read . 24 Jul 2017

Spurred by the auction, a curiously named nonprofit called For All Moonkind is pushing the United Nations to protect the six Apollo landing sites and lunar items such as the bag. Photo: AFP

The battle for the Moon begins

4 min read . 20 Jul 2017

A file photo of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Photo: Reuters

Elon Musk’s SpaceX joins US military

2 min read . 12 Jun 2017

Representational image: DARPA also has a separate program aimed at launching 100-pound satellites for less than $1 million per launch, using conventional aircraft. Photo : Reuters

Forget supersonic. Hypersonic is the US military’s new speed

3 min read . 26 May 2017

Donald Trump’s rhetoric and unpopularity abroad is likely to reduce international arrivals by 4.3 million this year, according to Tourism Economics LLC, with more than $18 billion in visitor spending lost by 2019. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump’s travel ban sweeps up global entry passengers

4 min read . 21 Apr 2017

The north pole of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus is seen in an image from Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft taken 14 October 2015. Photo: Reuters/Nasa

Nasa says Saturn’s moon Enceladus has the potential for ocean life

3 min read . 14 Apr 2017

United Continental Holdings CEO Oscar Munoz. Photo: AP

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz goes from saviour to man on hot seat real fast

5 min read . 12 Apr 2017