Bella Richards has been writing for Orbital Today since July 2022, and is passionate about the space industry, especially within Europe. Bella graduated with a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) in 2020 from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. Since finishing her degree, she has written for several publications within space and aviation.
Between 2021 and 2022, Bella was the senior journalist at the leading Australian publication, Space Connect. She also wrote for Australian Aviation and World of Aviation. After moving to the UK, Bella became a freelance journalist in mid-2022 and now writes for several new sites including NASASpaceflight.com, the Royal Aeronautical Society (AEROSPACE magazine and Aerosociety blog), and Orbital Today.