June 2015
Innovation at escape velocity: from NASA’s Apollo to SpaceX
... breakthroughs such as occurred with ICs in the 1950s and 1960s into a programmatic framework. In those early days of space exploration, Silicon Valley and the entrepreneurial movement it helped bring about did not exist in the US. In the 21st...
June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
... bravery, humour and ingenuity of the protagonists. It also reflects very well the experiences and challenges of real space exploration and the huge component of the unknown and unplanned that can only be overcome with flexibility and...
November 2017
Preserving Apollo’s lunar legacy
... a distant horizon. But however symbolic it may seem, it will assure that the base of a new generation of competitive space exploration will be founded in our shared humanity. This plaque, left on the Moon at the Apollo 15 landing site in August...
May 2018
Woman on the Moon
...) based in north east England. For 10 years she has specialised on art and STEAM education projects about space exploration and science of the cosmos. She has participated in several international residencies, including Corning Museum of Glass, USA...
January 2019
Space for Art – Love letter to Earth
... five decades ago and it continues to inspire today, particularly through organisations like the Space for Art Foundation which brings together space exploration and art to encourage children who face difficulties and health issues in their young...
July 2020
Are we entering a post-Overview Effect era?
... considers its future development. Whilst writing The Overview Effect, I wanted to create a revolution in how we think about space exploration, our planet and ourselves. For a long time, I thought I had failed in this endeavour but even though...
