15 March 2018
A shining light in physics is lost
... visionary figure who has been hailed by many as "an inspiration to millions." Born exactly 300 years after the death of... years. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world. “He once said: ‘It would not...
December 2014
Gods and space
Martian celebration – An art installation in Kolkata, inspired by India’s successful Mars mission, forms part of the Hindu Durga Puja festival, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil
February 2016
Space for Art
... shared with me. My hope is that I will be able to use my art to share in a unique way my spaceflight experience to inspire students, educators, and society’s interest in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths) education, and to continue...
March 2016
Multi-planet Civilizations in Popular Culture
... pays tribute to actor Leonard Nimoy who played Spock in the original series of Star Trek Alderaan has inspired a number of allegorical interpretations, but perhaps the chief meaning of its destruction is relayed in the famous quote by Jedi...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
n May 1950, the French minister of foreign affairs made a speech from the l’Horloge du Quai d’Orsay in Paris, in which he famously launched the European coal and steel community project. Born to a French father, who became a German national after ...
January 2017
Elon Musk and Mars - looking for a snowball effect
.... But one problem with it was raised in 2011 by Jeff Greason, then president of XCOR Aerospace. In his own inspirational address to the International Space Development Conference, Greason said: “It is actually the national policy of the United States...
