February 2021
Satellites are key to unlocking a better-connected world
... is at the forefront of this connectivity. It is so ingrained and influential in contemporary living, our infrastructure, processes and culture, that it is considered just as vital as electricity and running water. And yet, almost half of the world...
04 August 2015
Pluto, Charon, Lovecraft, Tolkien and other geek culture staples we should use on new worlds
... names really helps to have those locales, well… recognized. And it’s not as if there aren’t plenty more nerd culture classics to choose from. Our own suggestions include: Blade Runner Halo Elder Scrolls (Yeah, we know it has...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
...mission in 1971. Hundreds of what are now historically significant cultural artefacts have been left on the Moon and there have ...across the lunar surface. Drawing upon the idea of cultural heritage as a human right supports the protection and ...
November 2017
Preserving Apollo’s lunar legacy
... human history Are an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact...
February 2020
‘Witches brew’ of a subordinate space corps
... the wrong answer and these are my reasons. Changing culture Having the Air Force continue to ‘lead’ and ‘provide...Commission also revealed the Air Force leadership’s organisational thinking and cultural attitude to space at the time, and I would argue...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... mass and volume efficient. Another difference is that some algae are unicellular, which makes the entire culture isotropic. As you don’t need an external influence such as robots to harvest the crop, you can simply pump...
