October 2024
Revolutionising space medicine and global health through virtual and augmented reality
...It will do this via immersive therapy, medical education and clinical assessments using the simulation of operating rooms, medical equipment or human anatomy. In fact, the Metaverse has already stimulated a remarkable surge in healthcare applications...
October 2024
Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology
... an everyday ‘moment of rupture’ which sets off deep reflections about the journey ahead. Her article for ROOM, an edited extract from Ground Control, raises a series of tough questions for the commercial space industry and...
April 2025
A bun in the (space) oven - Reasons not to get pregnant while going around Earth at 7.8 kilometres per second
... human space settlements tackled by Kelly and Zack Weinersmith in their book A City on Mars and explored for ROOM in this short extract. Imagine this. You’re informed there’s a drug that’s really fun, but that results...
April 2025
Maximising returns to Earth - the infinite potential of space
... with a high-profile list of speakers at the Nova School of Business and Economics in Carcavelos, Portugal. Clive Simpson, ROOM Editor-in-Chief, reports on two of the keynote speakers, neither of whom shied away from throwing out a challenge...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... pace of innovation is challenging the ability of governments and regulators to keep up. In this thought-provoking opinion piece for ROOM Space Journal, former UK Science Minister and Member of the British Parliament George Freeman argues for a bold...
October 2025
Europe’s unified vision for space governance and growth
..., enhance security and embed sustainability at the core of space operations. Against this backdrop, the Forum provided ROOM Space Journal with a firsthand insight into how Europe plans to redefine its role in the global space...
