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January 2023
Evolving human space culture – reflections on humanity’s cultural potential in space
... thrown in and with conscientious care and consideration for the space environment around us. Evolving space culture Our new unique human environments in space will separate us almost completely from attachment to earthbound norms,...but instead, it felt like a funeral”. Very sobering statements indeed, from this iconic and enduring space culture influencer. Seeing the positives At this very moment, everything around us is riding along on the huge ...
February 2019
Chaos and creation – cultural directions for the space industry
... as a gatekeeper of the cosmos At present the development of space culture is largely in the hands of the space community. The cultural directives that the space industry is currently comfortable with are twofold: first, conducting education ...the chaos.” - Albert Einstein This relationship forms a fantastic analogy for imagining processes by which new space culture might manifest. It also allows me to draw from my own practice as an artist. When ...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
... therefore no great surprise that Lego has embarked on its own small space programme. Entering space Space is increasingly an integral part of our culture… It is therefore no great surprise that Lego has embarked on its...writer, and a Commissioning Editor for ROOM Space Journal. He has 40 years of experience as a satellite communications engineer and consultant to the space industry, space insurance and space education sectors. He is the author of ...
August 2016
Are the days of innovation in global space over - or just beginning?
...democracy. We must not underestimate contributions made to the arts and to our cultural history by space exploration and space travel While the USA and the Soviet Union fought for state-based supremacy ...of the times. We must not underestimate the contribution made to the arts and to our cultural history by space exploration and space travel. Technological advancement, accelerated by the 20th century’s love affair with worldwide warfare, will mean...
February 2021
Space archaeology - preserving our orbital heritage
...but now awaiting the inevitability of atmospheric drag and gravity to take effect. The Hubble Space Telescope - cultural as well as scientific icon. Harvest option The threat posed by debris within the commercially ... isn’t just about doing experiments, it’s about an extension of human culture”. It is this cultural framing that makes the examination of orbital debris — our ‘space junk’ — so important. The sooner we acknowledge this and begin ...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... interpretation of ‘the mankind provisions’ has thus reached an impasse and, according to former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Space Law, Prof Joanne Gabrynowitz, it is “now primarily a political problem and... therefore, only subject to a ...Angela Dennis is a writer & researcher in Brisbane, Australia, who covers topics relating to science, economics, culture and law. She has degrees in law and physics and has written for magazines, radio and...
April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
...threat status of all space objects. Even senior space leaders at the very highest level (NRO, NSA, JCS, CIA, USSF, etc.), and especially those from the NASA ‘peaceful attitudes culture’, believe they know... lead to conflict escalation. This is particularly 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 ...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... environment, and remote sensing law & regulation. He has been a contributor to several aviation and space law focused journals, is a member of the International Institute of Space Law, is the Chair of the Legal Technical Committee with the American Institute of Aeronautics...
March 2017
Space for art: Quilting in orbit
... myths associated with the Moon; define Moon idioms; replay music inspired by the Moon; visit pop culture icons; and make us fall in love again under the romantic Moon”. All of the quilts in this collection... to the Moon and when we make those first steps on Mars we will be wearing space suits. As we’ve seen, space suits designed for use in space have inspired space suit art, but they have also inspired fashion designers to think differently...
