January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
... for the scientists – we need to discuss the political, strategic, and social causes and consequences of our Global Space Age. Earth orbit has always been a place of military exploitation and economic competition since satellites began flying...
June 2017
Spaceplane rationale - a new way of thinking
... and landing. Surprisingly, perhaps, the spaceplane design model that could revolutionise spaceflight and herald a new space age is similar to many of the reusable launcher designs of the 1960s. Currently there is only one such orbital airliner...
April 2020
Plasma Clipper - opening the age of sail, in space travel
...has been the state of play since the beginning of the Space Age and there’s not a whole lot in the pipeline of ... missions. He has been active in the development of commercial space regulation and served on the Augustine Commission in 2009. Jeff was...
February 2019
Reflections on the future human condition
At the dawn of the Space Age, Walter Pons published a short book ...to paraphrase the title of one of the first philosophical reflections on the conquest of space? There can be no question of contenting ourselves with the slogan from Amazing Stories, ...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... convening the world’s spacefaring nations and companies to ensure the next great Space Age benefits all humankind. We are on the cusp of the second great Space Age - a space race led this time not by a Cold War military arms race...
August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
.... VAE has applications for SSA for example by modelling variations within space objects. Paradigm shift Space situational awareness is an integral part of the new Space Age One of the most recent developments is a concept known as deep learning and...
