Coverage dated October 13, 2021

Prince William tells space tourists: fix Earth instead

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Britain's Prince William has launched an attack on space tourism, urging more attention on problems closer to home ahead of the COP26 climate summit.

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Prince William tells space tourists: fix Earth instead (opens Phys)
Published Oct 13, 2021
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Britain's Prince William has launched an attack on space tourism, urging more attention on problems closer to home ahead of the COP26 climate summit.
Wahoo-Ashland-Waverly Newspaper
Prince William: Before traveling to space, save the planet (opens Wahoo-Ashland-Waverly Newspaper)
Published Oct 13, 2021
Wahoo-Ashland-Waverly Newspaper's feed description
"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 prince
NBC10 Philadelphia
Prince William Criticizes Billionaire Space Race; Says Focus on Saving Earth (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Oct 13, 2021
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Prince William has criticized some of the world’s richest men for using their wealth to fund a new space race and space tourism, and called on the world’s great minds to fix the planet first
Gazette Times
Prince William: Before travelling to space, save the planet (opens Gazette Times)
Published Oct 13, 2021
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's Prince William has criticized some of the world's richest men for using their wealth to fund a new space race and space tourism rather than trying
The Hill
Prince William urges focus on saving planet instead of space travel (opens The Hill)
Published Oct 13, 2021
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Prince William on Thursday blasted the billionaires entangled in the space tourism race, saying that the great minds of the world should be focused on attempting to "repair this planet."
Breitbart News
Prince William Claims Saving Earth More Important than Space Travel (opens Breitbart News)
Published Oct 13, 2021
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Prince William has said that entrepreneurs should be spending their time and resources saving the planet rather than going into space.
NBC News
Prince William tells billionaires: Forget space race and save Earth (opens NBC News)
Published Oct 13, 2021
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Prince William delivered an apparent jab at the billionaire space race, saying the world's greatest minds should be more focused on saving Earth.
CBS News
Britain's Prince William says "greatest brains" should focus on saving Earth, not "space tourism" (opens CBS News)
Published Oct 13, 2021
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"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 live," said the British royal.
CNN
Prince William slams space tourism and says billionaires should focus on saving Earth (opens CNN)
Published Oct 13, 2021
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Prince William has criticized billionaires who are focused on space tourism, saying they should instead be investing more time and money in saving Earth.
Fox News
Prince William criticizes space tourism at the expense of solving climate change (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 13, 2021
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Prince William criticized space tourism this week, saying that innovators should be focused on saving Earth, not looking for a new planet to inhabit.
The Guardian
Prince William criticises space race and tourism’s new frontier (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 13, 2021
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Duke of Cambridge says world’s greatest minds need to focus on trying to fix the Earth instead

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