August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
... with via existing legal and regulatory regimes. The unique human habitat of a spacecraft used for interplanetary space travel means inevitably that there would need to be fresh consideration of any crew code of conduct, even if the basic...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... not spill over into superpower disputes between the USSR and the USA. As many of the early space travellers were military test pilots, Article V of the Treaty places a duty on signatory states to both rescue and return...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
...and Blue Origin is driving increased interest in - and understanding of - the human health impacts of space travel. We have long known that human space travel has major impacts on human health. My first serious interest in this field started as first...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
...during the long flight period. To protect the Mars travellers, heavy shielding via ‘storm shelters’ will be needed...from what others might consider a terrible situation or circumstance. Space travel might suit and even benefit a selected few more than ...
June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
...the van’s purpose and major role in the future of space travel. When the van first rolled into the IAC it was... seats with a bunch of astronauts and commercial passengers travelling to space in Starliner.” Until then - emblazoned with its ‘RYD2SPC’ ...
22 June 2020
Virgin Galactic announces an agreement with NASA for private orbital spaceflight to the ISS
... spaceflight training experience, Virgin Galactic believes it can provide an unparalleled, personalised customer experience for orbital space travel. NASA is seeing greater demand for use of the ISS for scientific and technological research and...
