November 2018
Why we should not assume that war in space is ‘inevitable’
...“war-fighting domain”? Is there really a need for a Space Corps? Indeed, is war in space really inevitable? In my opinion, this is a dangerous assertion that risks becoming a self-fulfilling and self-defeating prophecy, if it in fact becomes a driver...
March 2022
Space travel and environmental sustainability
...the world’s rich and powerful people - politicians, company directors, opinion leaders - could be exposed to the Overview Effect of seeing our... with public figures, decision makers, artists and opinion leaders worldwide. Commercial use of water ice in...
May 2018
Why national space laws on the exploitation of resources of celestial bodies contradict international law
... the historic interpretation as per Article 32 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties should be undertaken. In the opinion of this author, such interpretation leaves the result at least vague. It is sure, however, that the activity of taking...
May 2020
An ethical code for living in space
...Furthermore, it should provide details regarding the background and decisions made by the agency and humanity as a whole. In my opinion, our message as a society should be, “In this new domain, space, we will have to develop a new culture - an ethics...
April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
... to the effect that an interest in cities on Mars is incompatible with taking good care of the natural environment on Earth. An opinion has emerged that colonising Mars means “trashing planet Earth and moving on” (a quotation from a recent discussion...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... reduction in costs which made faster return on investments possible. Shorter lifetimes were also based upon the opinion of NewSpace entrepreneurs that rapidly changing technology was no longer compatible with geostationary satellites, which are...
