Space

The race for moondust: U.S. imperialism vs. China

This article updates and supplements “Astronomical imperialism!” (workers.org/2019/10/43849) and “As Amazon workers struggle for a union, Bezos sends exploitation to…

August 30, 2023

Billionaires in space

Centibillionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and multibillionaire Virgin Group founder Richard Branson used the profits they extracted from their companies’…

July 26, 2021

Workers’ power on display as Chinese astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station

China’s new Tiangong space station received its first three astronauts June 17, marking a major milestone in the country’s rapid…

June 21, 2021

As Amazon workers struggle for a union, Bezos sends exploitation to outer space

Jeff Bezos of Amazon may be “stepping down” from his position as CEO, intending to “stay engaged” behind the scenes,…

April 16, 2021

Astronomical imperialism!

On the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. space land grab on July 20, when the Apollo 11 mission planted…

October 1, 2019

China’s moon landing: a giant leap for space science

The People’s Republic of China successfully landed the first spacecraft, called the Chang’e-4, on the far side of the moon…

January 8, 2019