February 2020
Climate change and spaceports – a difficult balance
...this has become a ‘local issue’ in some of the communities proposing spaceports, such as the one in Cornwall. Here, ... as particles of soot. One of the problems for the space community is that we still use the same principle of rocket launches employed...
May 2020
Iran - emerging space state or threat to world peace?
... effectively - which included attacking Baghdad. But the international community did little to stop this ‘War of the Cities’.... also involved in uranium enrichment research, the international community raised the alarm. While this could indicate the ...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... to linger for years to come. How can the space community learn from this and respond to a future pandemic in space...-compliance. When it comes to health, transparency and clear communications matter. Fearing loss of trade, travel and national pride,...
July 2020
Trailblazing STEM education
...is the role of those free-choice learning institutions in communities around the world who have been limited to offering ‘... this question while, at the same time, addressing essential community needs and positioning the Virginia Air & Space Center as ...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
... before re-entering. The Humanity Star had something of an altruistic, even artistic, purpose, but the broader space community tended to view the project with hostility. As Australian academic Alice Gorman said, “Astronomers weren’t happy, saying...
August 2020
Interplanetary spaceflight and restorative justice
...crew members themselves, as both the distance from Earth and communication delays would make it impractical to involve an external, ... harmonious relationships and how to reintegrate into the community anyone who has caused or contributed to the ...
