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March 2015
Space weather: the public & policy
...inconvenience. It is interesting to speculate on why there was limited public interest in space weather impacts on aviation and GNSS. The aviation case seems straightforward: it probably reflects the fact... today be directly affected by space weather impacts on GNSS. There was limited public interest in space weather impacts on aviation and GNSS The workshops showed that it is straightforward to communicate space weather risks to the public, that...
March 2017
Space for art: Quilting in orbit
... in space have inspired space suit art, but they have also inspired 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 theme of the fine art of fibre artists, please continue reading and...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
...a prudent, efficient and strong global governance - including a robust space governance system. By global space governance we mean a collection of space-related international binding agreements and non-binding guidelines (and codes ...from traditional applications - communications, broadcasting, weather forecasting, navigation, medicine, security and remote sensing - to embrace space tourism, space mining, space-based solar power, and the future ...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
.... On the one hand, the evangelical application of the space treaties might deprive the world of impactful technology. And if no one is procuring space resource activities, no one is benefiting from outer space, which goes against the concept of benefit-sharing. On the...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
...the spacecraft entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve1968. Nothing compares to the actual experience of being in outer space. Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison ‘Jack’ Schmitt’s biggest regret is that he couldn’t have stayed longer on... potential as a blossoming commercial enterprise, there may be some good existential reasons why commercial space, in particular space tourism, may be an important link in humanity’s long-term survival. An immediate benefit ...
August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
... Using for example Variational Autoencoders (VAE), we can model the variations of the appearance of a particular space object or a class of space objects. We can also model (or interpolate) a finer variation between objects or types. In figure ...that can be used to complement the learning process and generate ever more powerful models. The Space Fence space surveillance system built by Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force, due to be operational in ...
August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
... missions is necessarily more complicated and could, if not addressed, have serious implications which impact upon the crew and ultimately the success of the mission. Artist impression of Lynx spacecraft...Applied Human Factors, 1(1), pp.38-44 5 There have been seven space tourists who have visited the ISS. For further details see Sundhal, M. (2009). The duty to rescue space tourists and return private spacecraft. Journal of Space Law, ...
March 2016
Why We Need Space Artists
... known for its jagged, craggy lunar landscapes, a result of his belief that without air, water or weather the mountains would be as rugged as the day they were born. He did not take into account ... landscape on which Apollo 11 landed! Could the disappointment of this reality have been a factor in the public’s rapid disenchantment with the space programme? Space hotel with zero-g stadium and super-shuttles (Gouache + digital). From ‘Futures: 50...
August 2016
Are the days of innovation in global space over - or just beginning?
... science we have no Newton. Winning the ‘hearts and minds’ of the people is an incredibly important factor in the cultural imperialism that promotes social and political hegemony In terms of international relations, we might discuss ...looking modernity and equally for a new found insecurity. As an enabler of cultural thinking, space has had an impact on our cultural heritage like no other subject matter. The profusion of science fiction films ...
