ROOM: The Space Journal is one of the major magazines on space exploration, technology and industry. At ROOM, we share a common goal – promotion of peaceful space exploration for the benefit of humankind, all while bringing you comprehensive articles on a plethora of popular topics. Our authors include experts and industry leaders from all over the world, which lets us bring you the most up-to-date and accurate information about all about space.
October 2018
The ethics of space exploration
... of the activities themselves. As a child, the first image that came to my mind when thinking about space exploration, was that of an astronaut delicately picking up a rock, somewhere on the vast expanses of the...meaning I have mixed feelings about that narrative of space exploration. As a technology enthusiast, I am delighted – except, of course, for the seemingly inevitable space war. The progress we are making is beyond all hope. Part of me,...
February 2019
Building a space museum from scratch
...that benefit all of us every day. The empty shell I inherited now has over 70,000 visitors a year coming out to see it and 10,000 school students and their teachers coming to learn about the wonders of space and ... and domestic space science. He has been an active grassroots promoter of science to schools and the public through public speaking and media appearances and also hosted his own weekly TV programme about space exploration and ...
March 2017
Space for art: Quilting in orbit
... who might not otherwise have been interested. As a result, generating excitement about all the amazing things happening in space that are benefitting us all right here on Earth. At this year’s International Quilt Festival in Houston,...fashion designers to think differently about our own Earthly clothing. That inspiration has been based on the technology as well as on the ‘cool’ factor that comes from all things space! Continuing this edition’s ...
July 2019
Luxembourg’s space legislation
... with the wishes of the companies, the first article of the Luxembourg legislation proclaims that all space resources are capable of being appropriated; at the same time, the law stresses that the... participation of non-governmental entities in outer space. The development of Luxembourg’s space-related legislation continues. About the author Prof Dr Mahulena Hofmann is holder of the SES Chair in Space, SatCom and Media Law at the University...
August 2020
Opportunities for young people in the space sector
... need to educate young people about space-related activities and careers and provide them with the skills needed to enter the sector. There are year-round events for students of all ages, backgrounds and abilities and...learning and quantum computing are all technologies that will aid both ground and in-space operations as the sector evolves. More specialised opportunities are arising as a means to educate students about these careers and the skills...
January 2021
Time to change our relationship with space?
... it a sense of adventure, danger and romance reminiscent of the cultural impact of the Space Age. Isn’t this our destiny, isn’t this what ‘Space’ is all about? Chris Lee argues that humanity’s destiny today remains Earth and not... Space. That we should redouble our efforts to understand, explore and better govern ...
April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
... true for countries of differing cultures and historical sensitivities to past military conflicts. How to end a space war Wars are all ultimately about politics. It might be assumed that when the initial reasons for the start of the conflict... - are included in the adjacent panel, which designates the opposing sides as ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’. Many questions about space wars remain: how they start, how they end and how to avoid them in the first place...
March 2021
Space weather and risk mitigation
... of high importance. Disaster severity is a function of four groups of critical factors: hazard characteristics, space asset characteristics, terrestrial infrastructure properties and exposure, as depicted in Fig. 2. In this sense, the... commonality of threat to the sustainability of space and terrestrial infrastructures offers a window of opportunity for the evolution of a common approach to resilience. About the author Olga Sokolova PhD is a risk...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
...more redundant material we can get out of Earth orbit the better. But is that really true? Are all defunct satellites truly redundant, or are there actually some objects out there that we would wish to preserve..., there remains the option for an international crowd-funding approach. About the author Dr Stuart Eves recently founded his own space consultancy company (SJE Space) after spending 16 years with the UK Ministry of Defence, and 14 years ...
