Why Prince William Is Speaking Out Against Billionaires Going To Space
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By Hope Ngo/Oct. 14, 2021 11:50 am EST
William’s comments were taken by media organizations, like Reuters, as a criticism of the world’s billionaires, many of who have been trying to kick-start commercial space travel. In May, Tesla founder Elon Musk revealed that the reason he had established SpaceX was to establish a human base on Mars. “We don’t want to be one of those single planet species, we want to be a multi-planet species,” he told reporters after launching a group of astronauts into orbit, per CNBC.
Prince William says space tourism has a carbon cost
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Prince William’s comments were made a few days ahead of the first-ever award ceremony for Earthshot Prize, his organization that encourages people to create solutions to the world’s climate concerns. As of now, William has less than a decade to complete his goals. “The Earthshot Prize is centred around five ‘Earthshots’ – simple but ambitious goals for our planet which, if achieved by 2030, will improve life for us all, for generations to come,” the website reads.
