May 2017
Humanity is moving towards a new reality
...today, the world is moving towards a new reality where humanity will depend increasingly on a new space economy and it will be recognised that space hazards can threaten global prosperity. A study by Lloyd’s of London, for example, has suggested that...
February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
... the ultimate verification that it was the result of a huge meteor collision came from space observations. A more recent wake-up call about space hazards that can crash into planets at supersonic speeds with horrendous destructive force came...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
.... The three prime objectives of this amazing new effort are: (i) more access to space by developing nations; (ii) peaceful uses of outer space; and (iii) identification of space hazards and global initiatives to undertake planetary defence. All the...
March 2015
Space weather: the public & policy
... last few years have seen increasing appreciation that our life on Earth faces significant risks from space hazards and that practical action to mitigate those risks is highly desirable, and well within human capabilities. One...
July 2016
Our changing world and the mounting risk of a calamitous solar storm
..., 2016, pp 11-15. 4 Joseph N. Pelton, “Protecting Earth and A Better Way to Mars” Space Safety Magazine January 13, 2016 5 http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/space-hazards/space-weather/protecting-earth-and-a-better-way-to-mars/(last accessed March...
13 June 2017
Asgardia nation to launch inaugural satellite
...help protect our planet against asteroids, solar flares, man-made space debris, and other space hazards,” he added. Asgardia aims to establish a legitimate, independent first space nation, which is recognised by states on Earth and the United Nations...
