4. Tim Marshall on the new space race: exploration, power and possibility 

What happens when exploration moves beyond Earth? 

In this live episode of The Future of Exploration, bestselling author and journalist Tim Marshall joins host Matt Pycroft to consider the forces shaping humanity’s future in space, from geopolitics and economics to technology, ambition and the enduring human desire to discover. 

Drawing on lessons from centuries of exploration, Tim asks whether humanity is repeating familiar patterns of competition, resource extraction and territorial ambition , or if space offers a chance to do things differently.  

From the lunar south pole and the search for water to the challenges of governing beyond Earth and the impact of space exploration on Earth itself,  this conversation unpacks .the opportunities and tensions of becoming a spacefaring civilisation.