20 July 2020
Hope launch heralds ambitious future space plans
... Emirates’ space program were already looking ahead to future spacefaring plans: a spaceport Virgin Galactic is eyeing,...’s Director General Mohamed Al Ahbabi. Some of the guests teased future projects they’re working on with the UAE, thanks in part...
16 January 2022
Asteroids: how love, fear and greed will determine our future in space
... and serious plans have been made for the future of asteroid mining, asteroids have moved beyond the...industry. It’s not clear that this lyrical triumvirate “will determine our future in space”, but it’s a decent lead into an interesting analysis...
20 May 2022
Outer Space - future for humankind issues of law and policy
... and policy is about as practical as a tome on legislation and process can get. Even its title – “Outer Space - future for humankind” - implies a fundamental forward-looking pragmatic stance. The titles of its multi-author contributions certainly...
23 September 2024
Japan in Space: Past, Present and Future
... names. So, having studied the nation in some detail, what does the author expect from Japan in terms of future space development? It seems that “the defining issue of the Japanese space programme” is the “US-Japan relationship”, highlighted...
January 2018
Cosmic cocktails and galactic moonshine
... heroic explorers gazing into massive canyons on Mars. It is entirely possible that more realistic depictions of the future - particularly future societal habits - may come instead from the world of science fiction. A bottle of Dom Perignon, vintage...
January 2017
Elon Musk and Mars - looking for a snowball effect
... one of post-colonial guilt and grim forebodings about the future. People tend to want to talk about existential risk, ... I applaud his speech, and urge everyone interested in the future growth and prosperity of humankind to support his broad vision, ...
