May 2020
An ethical code for living in space
... moral starting point I conducted a survey of the activities that had been undertaken to formulate an ethical code for space. This was done using accessible information from the Internet, as well as correspondence with official representatives of the...
August 2020
Opportunities for young people in the space sector
... issues that must be addressed within the sector. A diverse workforce inspires innovation, and for the global space industry to grow and meet its targets, barriers to accessibility for underrepresented groups must be removed. Initiatives to encourage...
October 2020
Open Source Space
... satellites and open source thinking is creating a springboard for the development of a community-based approach to delivering space and space-enabled systems that are more affordable and accessible. Programme objectives The primary objectives of the...
January 2021
Time to change our relationship with space?
... after Rosetta and Philae? And so today, after faltering (re-)starts with Skylab, the Space Shuttle and now the International Space Station, space agencies (and we the taxpayers) are once again turning attention to the Moon and...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
..., pre-launch, launch and in-orbit coverage At the time of that first space insurance policy, there were no space brokers, no space insurers and precious little space industry, so the policy was placed with the existing aviation insurance community...
November 2021
The philosophy of space missions today
... 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...
