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October 2018
The ethics of space exploration
...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... - and more frankly - concern themselves with issues related to morality. The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) could invite philosophers to create a Space Ethics Committee. The list of potential initiatives goes...
March 2017
Space for art: Quilting in orbit
...people 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, the... the glowing beauty and wonder of it. We have been there. My hope is that we will be going back in my lifetime, that we will establish a permanent presence there, and that our place on the Moon will...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
...alone that companies from specific States are granted the right to own, use and sell space resources revived talks about colonial ages and the exclusive exploitation of a common wealth. The view was voiced, ...planning. Hearing the concerns of all parties involved, countries and private actors, paved the way for a more mature approach to the issues in question. On the one hand, the evangelical application of the space treaties might deprive the...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
... is reported to have stated that after a war in space, “You go back to World War II... you go back to the Industrial Age”. Most of the above issues can only be resolved through better international cooperation and understanding,... our combined responsibility to ensure that the sustainable use of outer space is assured for the benefit and perhaps even ultimate survival of all humankind. About the authors Prof Dr Ram S. Jakhu is the Director of ...
January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
...create new cost-efficient launch systems such as mass driver launch systems on the Moon. Space Age 2.0 is about stretching our imaginations to give the human race new hope and realise our potential. ...that come to our planet from space - orbital space debris, issues related to changes to the geomagnetosphere, threats from space weather (i.e. CMEs, solar radiation flares, and depletion of the ozone layer), all aspects of planetary defence against ...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... to all people on Earth. A focus on using current and future remote sensing, and other space assets, to assist those populations truly in need is certainly in line with the spirit of the Outer Space Treaty. About the... scholar at the Beijing Institute of Technology in 2017. His primary research areas are legal issues related to space security and cyberspace governance. Michael S Dodge currently serves as an Graduate Program Director and Assistant...
November 2018
Why we should not assume that war in space is ‘inevitable’
... risk of irrevocably skewing the conversation about space away from what it is to something it should not be, thus distorting the reality of what space largely represents. Of course we all understand that space is strategic, and has always been...) in the well-known Lotus case of over 90 years ago. That decision was addressing the issue of the exercise of jurisdiction within territorial boundaries - a very different question from the conduct of ...
June 2017
Space economics - industry trends and space investing
...business is primarily, if not exclusively, driven by the US government, they have approached solving issues in space from a non-traditional Silicon Valley startup mind set. For example, the SpaceX project management system...those involved in remote sensing and communications. New launch entrants include Vector Space, Rocket Labs, Blue Origin and Relativity Space, all of which are attempting to optimise a three variable value equation: availability,...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
...space or not, private space travel will have a tremendous effect on all our lives. We are entering a new Space Age. We are all participants in the dawning of a space-traveller society here on Earth. If someone had told your great, great grandfather back... C. Clarke once speculated regarding human travels in space, “Weightlessness will bring new forms of erotica. About time, too.” Surely, space travellers, especially those on their honeymoon, will ...
