Prince William says space race is not what planet needs amid climate change
- The prince’s comments came a day after actor William Shatner briefly flew to space in a rocket funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
- ‘We need some of the world’s greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live,’ the Duke of Cambridge said
Britain’s Prince William has criticised some of the world’s richest men for using their wealth to fund a new space race and space tourism rather than trying to fix the problems on Earth instead.
“We need some of the world’s greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live,” said William, who is second-in-line to the British throne.
Shatner, who is best known for playing Captain James T. Kirk in the 1960s television series Star Trek, on Wednesday briefly flew into space with Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin.
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Billionaires Elon Musk and Richard Branson are also pumping resources into their own space ambitions.