May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
... and user experience, where the user becomes part of the design process. From the early days, space exploration has been driven by a technology paradigm routed in militaristic organizational hierarchy. How did we get here? In the United...
May 2019
The inadequacies and dangers of modern rocket technology
... in order to warn against errors that could become critical for all of us - people of Earth. The ‘rocket path’ of space exploration, along which mankind is proceeding today and which you have decided to follow, is ultimately a deadend direction The...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
...of silence on the topic, India became a signatory to the international US-led initiative to work together with other countries on space exploration and research on 21 June 2023, bringing total sign-ups to-date to 27 nations. But why did India do this...
14 April 2017
The Development and Prospect of China's Space Activities, the importance of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group, and the Role of African Space Nations in Global Space Exploration at GLEX 2017
... highlight the meaning of space exploration to an African space nation, the socio-economic benefits of space exploration to an African space nation, and the value of African space nations in global space exploration. Follow the conversation online...
August 2016
Are the days of innovation in global space over - or just beginning?
... the times. We must not underestimate the contribution made to the arts and to our cultural history by space exploration and space travel. Technological advancement, accelerated by the 20th century’s love affair with worldwide warfare, will mean that...
May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
...no financial or business logic to such investments if they cannot return a profit. As the emphasis slowly changes from space exploration to space exploitation, legal regulations should not stay inert. But for now, they certainly stand still, clinging...