June 2020
Building a digital democracy in a planetary pandemic
... - from informal meetings on policy through to a successful Space Art Competition which was the inspiration of our Chair of Culture Committee, Cheryl Gallagher. Benjamin Dell, chair of the Foreign Affairs committee, which has the remit to examine...
April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
...etc.), and especially those from the NASA ‘peaceful attitudes culture’, believe they know all there is to know about.... This is particularly true for countries of differing cultures and historical sensitivities to past military conflicts. How ...
April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
... geothermal power Electrified and more efficient terrestrial transport (areas in which Elon Musk’s companies are active) Cultured meat and milk products, replacing the inefficiencies, cruelties and contamination risks of modern animal farming Systems...
May 2022
Redefining the space professional – disruptions in the space sector workforce
... retention issues. This new environment also means that there is no effective way of maintaining a company’s ethos and culture. Nevertheless, being able to cope with the demands and stresses of remote working is now a required part of an employee...
June 2022
Pandemic parallels
... historian Andrew Chaikin, is “a place of such unrelenting sameness”. Despite the exciting imagery conjured by popular culture, it is hardly a stimulating environment to exist in. There are undoubtedly similarities endured by us all during lockdown...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... and shielding to enhance the survival prospects of a given satellite. However, as argued in item 4 above, the disposable culture is not something we want to encourage in space; we should instead promote the resilience of space systems against these...
