October 2020
Morality, rights and responsibilities in space
... It is calculated that the iron in asteroid 16 Psyche, one of the most massive asteroids in the asteroid belt, could be worth... US$10,000 quadrillion. NASA’s Psyche mission will explore the asteroid, which could be similar...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
... a small and then a tiny blue dot during the journey out may have an unknown impact on the psyche of the selected crews. Following 50 years of human spaceflight experience, the 500 or so men and women who have...
October 2017
Third quarter phenomenon - the psychology of time in space
... findings related to the TQP are rarely straightforward and clearly defined. Considering the complexity of the human psyche, it may be unrealistic to truly establish the third quarter model as the only temporal pattern to represent changes...
May 2020
An ethical code for living in space
... must be avoided. Religion - religious sites will not be erected in space; religion occupies deep layers in the human psyche and it is therefore recommended to limit its scope. Apart from personal prayer, there is a need to examine a variety...
October 2024
Space exploration remains a crucial endeavour for humanity
... and megaconstellations. Further afield, the very real prospect of asteroid mining, such as that of asteroid 16 Psyche, which is valued at approximately $10 trillion, further highlights the untapped economic potential within the space sector...
October 2024
Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology
... space companies. But it is a decision that very few get a say in. Expansive dreams What would it do to humankind’s collective psyche if we let go of the dreams of expanding human civilization into space? In November 1998, the first module of the...
