February 2021
Space archaeology - preserving our orbital heritage
... 1 satellite in a rocket. SpaceBar The subject of space junk was the theme of a recent discussion on SpaceBar...science. [See also ROOM #22, Winter 2019/20 – ‘Preserving our space heritage’ by Stuart Eves]. Such an orbital museum would come with ...
March 2021
Space weather and risk mitigation
... impact and likelihood. Amid more commonly known natural hazards, space weather is now recognised as a key natural hazard of the... while its indirect impact is correlated to the fact that space weather can heat the upper atmosphere and cause it to ...
October 2021
Space in the movies – lessons for spacefarers
... interested in politics. Sorry, Asgardian Parliamentarians, but most of them will be ‘just about managing’ on their home planet or space station. This is, in fact, an unintentional subtext of Star Wars, revealed by the fact that almost all the non...
February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
...of humanity that explores and will someday exploit space. To declare space and celestial bodies as the common heritage of ...must maintain and develop scientific research and technical innovation, outer space must also be a place and a reason to develop...
May 2025
Mythologies of Outer Space - A new perspective on the final frontier
...“Let us support cultural revitalisation and fostering nation-to-nation relations based on treaties,” he states. A mirror to space ethics Space exploration narratives have long been interwoven with themes of conquest and discovery, setting a precedent...
April 2026
Future-building in space - sustainability as first principle
...goals for achieving sustainable development here on Earth. It is interesting to consider how this sustainability framework can be adapted to space, in order to help us consider the needs of those future, off-Earth generations. Some may argue that the...
