May 2020
An ethical code for living in space
... private economic entities and even individuals have created forums, associations, activities and websites on the subject of space ethics. However, in all these, Prof Zvi Sever has failed to find a single document that constitutes a comprehensive and...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... inquiry that needs attention. It is argued, however, that the need for embedding environmental ethics within space travel to ensure continued sustainable access to space presents the single most pressing area of attention given the dramatic increase...
October 2018
The ethics of space exploration
...with issues related to morality. The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) could invite philosophers to create a Space Ethics Committee. The list of potential initiatives goes on. Ultimately, it is up to us to question our intrinsic motivation...
04 November 2015
Colonizing Mars – the legal way
... sovereign claims by the non-appropriation principle [in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967] could lead to future conflict.” How ...for a new regulatory framework concerning New Space, as well as adoption of a new space ethics as far as the environment is ...
27 October 2015
Catalina Sky Survey spots object WT1190F – set to return to Earth on November 13
... the Indian Ocean. As ROOM author Christopher J. Newman argued earlier this year, a new space ethics today is essential for assigning responsibility when it comes to dealing with space debris. WT1190F serves as a good illustration to the reason why...
