August 2021
Space research in embryology
... of not only technical but also medical issues, which means that including medical specialists on long-term space missions is a key prerequisite. Ultimately, if the human race is to resettle itself elsewhere in the universe, research into maintaining...
March 2016
Space Oddities: The Problem with Imagination
... contribute to scientific advances was stunted by the lack of imagination around them. Veterok and Ugolyok, launched into space on 22 February 1966 aboard the Cosmos-110 biosatellite, pictured at the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems, USSR...
March 2016
Why We Need Space Artists
... take a look at the history and background of space art. Most space artists would dearly love to visit other worlds; even ...to great effect: ‘ferry rockets’, forerunners of the Space Shuttle, a space station powered by solar energy, Moon bases and much...
March 2019
Urgent action needed to avert space debris threat
... the coming years. Transparent communication Currently, there are a number of methods of tracking objects in space, such as the Space Data Association’s Space Data Center (SDC), which ingests flight dynamics information from member companies as well...
November 2019
The economic promise of space
... in the consistent decline of economic growth and opportunity for success in the US (and the world). The promise of space is beyond anything we have ever known A weak economy nurtures wealth inequality by limiting economic opportunities overall. This...
February 2020
Debunking the myths on space patents
... disclosed then the invention will be deemed to lack novelty. As per international treaties, no country has jurisdiction over space, but if you are testing, for example, a new orbit-to-ground communications protocol, it is possible that people on the...
