The race for space REUTERSThe right to using outer space will become another point of discordInter-galactic life, travel, and battle was foreseen more than 50 years ago in fictional representations aired on television serials. However, there was still something spectacular about the dark side of the moon recently accessed by China through Chonge’4. There are facts to be sought, but all of a sudden, we now have a third contender seeking supremacy in space exploration. Manned missions may have to take place sooner rather than later to clear outer space of the tonnes of garbage strewn around by satellites and other electronic equipment that have outlasted their shelf-life. The United Nations, stumbling as it is in resolving global conflict and issues, hasn’t laid out principles of space engagement.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 16, 2019 17:48 UTC