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 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...
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...
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...
January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
... disrupting the way we live and work in space, ultimately to better our lives both on this planet and in space. About the author Jeff Manber has worked on the commercialisation of space exploration for over two decades and has been...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
...energy that can be exploited to power various deep space exploration activities, including both manned and unmanned missions. ...problems on Earth and to contribute to sustainable space exploration. We look forward to further discussions and development...
