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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...
February 2019
Building a space museum from scratch
... as creative as possible, making a little seem like a lot. Easy! But first, a little back story: as a lifelong fan of all things space exploration, my dreams came true one day when I was offered a job as the education and...next few months the project came together. We built an exhibit that had a storyline, telling visitors about the history of space exploration, from the origins of rocketry in China hundreds of years ago, to the modern dreamers ...
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... of ‘astronaut as hero’ was more muted in my upbringing, the PR less obvious, the people more distant. TIME magazine was not a regular on our coffee table. Instead I was fascinated by where the astronauts were going and...
June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
...military’ space and ‘civilian’ space, with an all-civilian space agency, NASA. The government and media portrayal of early space was unmistakably ‘peaceful purposes’: see the film The Right Stuff, read the US-published Colliers magazine or Russia... both the famous Telstar communications satellite and the first British satellite, Ariel, but few talked about it. The Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) project, cancelled in 1969, was touted as an early ...
November 2021
The philosophy of space missions today
... say about space exploration, and what exactly is the philosophy behind any space mission? In this article, philosopher Konrad Szocik outlines the main issues that the philosophy of space mission ... it comes to living on another planet or back on Earth? Commercial exploitation of space Commercial missions include space transport, space tourism and space mining. While commercial space exploration may seem more trivial than scientific exploration,...
April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
... that renders a satellite near pitch-black to optical space sensors. In fact, simply making sure that any solar reflections are directed back into space by correctly orienting flat sections of a satellite can,... ‘peaceful attitudes culture’, believe they know all there is to know about these issues. However, such false beliefs form the foundational basis for miscalculations and misperceptions in space wars, and will result in conflict escalation...
October 2021
Space in the movies – lessons for spacefarers
...’ on their home planet or space station. This is, in fact, an unintentional subtext of Star Wars, revealed by the fact that almost all the non-central characters are seen going about their jobs, getting on with life, while the... original film. We call these casualties ‘collateral damage’ when they occur in terrestrial battles, but the moral issues are never touched on in the films, indicating a clear example of an age-old political reality in war: ...
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...
July 2019
Luxembourg’s space legislation
... material seized. This situation brought about a broad international discussion about their rights. One of the issues was the fact that the 1967 Outer Space Treaty prohibits any appropriation of space, the Moon and other celestial... In line 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 operations must...
