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September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... the ability of governments and regulators to keep up. In this thought-provoking opinion piece for ROOM Space Journal, former UK Science Minister and Member of the British Parliament George Freeman argues for a bold, ... is driving increased interest in - and understanding of - the human health impacts of space travel. We have long known that human space travel has major impacts on human health. My first serious interest in this field started as...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
...probably for commercial, lack-of-saleability reasons). It could, however, be time to consider that icon of human space travel, the Space Shuttle, as it drifts further into the mists of history and ...rose-tinted recollection. About the author Mark Williamson is an independent Space Technology Consultant and writer, and a Commissioning Editor for ROOM Space Journal...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... it could play a role in identifying and addressing “medical or health problems associated with space exploration and travel”. Fortunately, to date, the framework of the WHO has not been called upon to ... of a possible pandemic occurring in space, or the risk of a virus piggybacking on objects or personnel returning from space. Either scenario may cripple costly space missions for indefinite periods of time, and if proved fatal and uncontained...
October 2025
Europe’s unified vision for space governance and growth
...unfolded in Brussels in July, just weeks after the European Commission launched its long-anticipated EU Space Act. This timing was no coincidence – it seemed to reflect an intentional moment of convergence between vision and...increase competitiveness, enhance security and embed sustainability at the core of space operations. Against this backdrop, the Forum provided ROOM Space Journal with a firsthand insight into how Europe plans to redefine its ...
November 2017
Radiation protection for space colonists and travellers
... highest frequency and energy. Passive shielding The Apollo spacecraft were incredibly well designed for their time, though some parts of the outer skin were as thin as 0.03 cm, no more than a modern soda can....metal and water or metal and plastic should be able to absorb most of this if it is thick enough. Particulate radiation Space travellers moving out of the shelter of Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field will have to contend with high levels...
July 2021
Designing for life in outer space - The importance of design for long-term space missions
...to the evolution of strategic programmes for interplanetary exploration in which humans will spend increasingly longer periods of time in reduced gravity and extreme conditions and will need a higher level of comfort. It is certain..., scientists and, not least, tourists, will have the chance to experience space travel. This means that the space environment must be totally rethought and redesigned according to the physiological and psychological ...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... is not completely fatal to a treaty, as a treaty’s provisions may become binding as ‘customary law’ over time if states behave in accordance with them and have a belief that they are bound by law to do so. ...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 ...
16 March 2018
CSUN undergraduate published in Room, The Space Journal
... a few other SGAC members, Perez co-authored an article recently published in Room, The Space Journal. Perez worked alongside Ph.D. candidates and was the only undergraduate student on this publication. Enabling...so it was a bit of a culture shock,” Perez added. “California is so chill and relaxed that I always feel like I have time to take it slow. D.C. is just like ‘go, go, go, go.’ But it wasn’t difficult for me to adjust because that’s the way...
January 2021
Time to change our relationship with space?
... soon offer dramatic planetary vistas for playback through realistic visualisations offering the potential for space travel in virtual reality. And there are new actors. The industries and entrepreneurs of NewSpace... 2018 he became the UKSA’s Chief Scientist. He retired in 2020 and continues to advocate on Space and Astronomy matters. He is a visiting Professor with the University of Leicester and a member of ROOM Space Journal’s Editorial Board.
