August 2018
Monitoring marine litter by satellite
... cases. They originate from many sources and cause a wide spectrum of environmental, economic, safety, health and cultural issues, as well as being harmful to marine life. ESA is now pioneering studies to find out if satellite monitoring could...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
... globe. It is a constant presence in our daily lives and has played a prominent role in the spirituality of people of many cultures across human history. It is only in recent decades that we have begun to realise the economic importance of the Moon...
May 2019
The inadequacies and dangers of modern rocket technology
..., CEO of SpaceX, are widely known all over the world; mine much less so. We are representatives of different cultures, citizens of far-away countries and carriers of different mentalities; and we have different financial potentials for investment...
July 2019
A reluctant American hero
... Apollo Moon landing missions changed the world in many ways – raising and influencing technical, economic, political, cultural and even environmental issues. These factors, combined with Armstrong’s own story, make historic analysis of the...
August 2020
Interplanetary spaceflight and restorative justice
... fight between participants. Conflict on a long-duration spaceflight, where crew members from different backgrounds and cultures live in close quarters for an extended period of time, could reduce their effectiveness or even completely destabilise...
January 2021
Time to change our relationship with space?
... to Mars and beyond stirs the imagination, bringing with it a sense of adventure, danger and romance reminiscent of the cultural impact of the Space Age. Isn’t this our destiny, isn’t this what ‘Space’ is all about? Chris...
