June 2022
Space activities and space debris - finding an ethical balance
... dilemmas. What are humanity’s responsibilities as explorers of ‘new worlds’? Many believe we have moral obligations towards the cosmos from the moment we begin to interact with it, a view I also share. While it may be tempting to consider the...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
... the Intelligence Community’s needs. The Hubble Space Telescope is an adapted KH-11 spy satellite that simply looks to the cosmos rather than down on Earth. The International Space Station was a product of intense political bargaining between the...
January 2023
Producing food in space
... more resilient food systems for Spaceship Earth too. Our Earth is a finite rock travelling across the cosmos, a space of limited resources. If humanity is to persevere and become more than we are today, we need both to learn to live...
January 2023
Is human space exploration DOOMED?
... the Native Americans, who continue to contribute to human civilisation. However, there is a barrier to our expansion across the cosmos that we cannot get around. The discovery of Earth-like planets by the Kepler Space Telescope, adds weight...
February 2023
Cultivating cultural memory as Asgardians
...’, is the motto on Asgardia’s coat of arms and for many it is an attractive idea. In some circles that look at the cosmos as a site from which vital forces emanate, One Humanity, One Unity is a concordant and essential response, to understand...
April 2024
Terraformal dreaming
... terrestrial life can... only ultimately be avoided by vacating our planet for a more benevolent locale elsewhere in the cosmos.” Planetary scientist Christopher McKay estimates it would take about 100 years to make the planet as warm as an ordinary...
