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Aside from propelling India into rarefied company among spacefaring nations, Chandrayaan-2 also stands out because of its low cost.

As water is a key commodity and a precious resource for supporting space exploration -- it is required for life support and can be used in radiation protection and rocket fuel -- finding water on the Moon has reignited interest beyond traditional space powers and a new 'Moon Rush' has begun -- just look at the number of new spacefaring nations and private entities targeting the Moon.

ELON Musk founded SPACEX in 2002 to enable humans to become a "spacefaring civilisation and a multi-planet species" by building a self-sustaining city on Mars.

So much so these youth organized as Orbital Exploration (OrbX) is seeking funding from the government and spacefaring stakeholders abroad.

'Picard' will follow the legendary Starfleet captain-turned-admiral into a new chapter of his life, one that is more grounded than his spacefaring missions and that's apparently kick-started by the memory of something from his latter-day Starfleet career that still weighs heavily on him.

The major spacefaring nations ratified the treaty long ago, but the ambitions of the treaty to codify peaceful uses of space seem increasingly distant, as hawkish rhetoric and actions grow more common.

India, June 19 -- Advanced technologies, spacefaring species, galactic civilisations, time travel - these science fiction shows have it all.

We may have bid goodbye to Marvel's Avengers and their spacefaring exploits, but back on earth, those that helped Earth's mightiest heroes still have to keep the planet safe.

This was not only a result of India's growing technological capacity, but was also India's response to growing competition in the region between other spacefaring powers looking to increase influence on the ground by also increasing capabilities to project power in outer space.

I like to say that just as several sites on Earth are considered cradles of our human civilization, Tranquility Base marks the cradle of our spacefaring future.