Has gained considerable momentum again, thanks to NASA’s ambitious missions and those of private companies like SpaceX. Some of the recent major milestones include successful Mars rover missions with an outlook toward finding the signs of past life and collecting data for future human exploration. The Artemis program by NASA, which plans to return humans to the Moon by 2024, is exciting everyone about the possibility of lunar bases and possible missions to Mars. This is because private companies’ participation in space travel is increasing, hence changing the face of the industry and driving competition and innovation. As this happens, ethical issues related to space exploration come into focus, like planetary protection and commercialization of space.
