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...
01 April 2025
The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space will Change Our World
...always judge a book by its cover. According to the blurb, it is “essential reading on power, politics and the future of humanity” by “a leading authority on foreign affairs”. In essence, it’s a story of astropolitics and the rivalry between the major...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
... risk. Experience in low Earth orbit (LEO) and on a handful of manned flights to the Moon have taught us that future long-duration missions will face exponentially difficult challenges associated with transportation, working in space and staying...
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...
