Yearly Archives: 2013

I know John Stewart and The Daily Show may not be core (or serious) viewing for most, but I enjoyed his segment last week...

So I may be a wee bit biased in saying that this event is going to be amazing, given that I am (flattered to...

I've ordered a copy of this to have reviewed in Space Policy. If you're interested in reading and writing a review, do let me...

This is a 'space science' lecture, so I am sure much of it will be over my head (bad pun not intended...) but I...

This is both an exhibition at the New York Hall of Science, and available to view online. "The stunning images relate to astronomy, space exploration, extra-terrestrials and the...

At today's Royal Astronomical Society event on the Global Exploration Roadmap, speaker David Kring of the Lunar and Planetary Institute showed us a lovely...

See the full details on this at their website: http://www.spacesymposium.org/ The Space Foundation's 30th Space Symposium, 19-22 May 2014 The Space Symposium, held at The Broadmoor Hotel in...

At the Geological Society, London An RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting organised by Professor Ian Crawford (Birkbeck)*, Professor John Zarnecki (Open University), Dr Jill Stuart (LSE/Space...

From the website http://www.satellite-business.com/  The next edition of the World Satellite Business Week will take place from 8-12 September 2014 in Paris. The World Satellite Business...

Yes, I know it may seem to many like you’ve just gotten back from Beijing, but it’s never too early to start planning for...

Global Space Applications Conference (GLAC), 2-4 June 2014 at UNESCO in Paris Call for papers open until 24 November 2014 Addressing space applications for agriculture, biodiversity,...

A review of this will be published in a forthcoming issue of Space Policy: watch this…erm…. space! From the full website here: Proceedings of the International...

This conference looks interesting, with a brilliant line-up of (mostly) women speakers: Royal Aeronautical Society (RAES) London conference 15 November 2013 Organised by the Women in...

  Joanne Gabrynowicz is a Professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law and valued member of the journal Space Policy Editorial Board. As such it...

It is 30 years since regime theory emerged onto the IR intellectual scene, with the publication of articles and collected works by the likes...

UK visa regulations are constantly changing, and I'm hardly a specialist; however the below may be of interest to students (or others) who are...

Here is another new book from Ajey Lele, published with Springer (2013): "Asian Space Race: Rhetoric or Reality?" I'm keen for someone to review this book...

Taken from the full website here: Join the Space Situational Awareness debate A quote from the explanatory memorandum introducing the proposal from the European Commission for...

Oops, it's a bit late to highlight this as it is TONIGHT but maybe someone out there who didn't know about it already will...

New Book by David Ashford. "Space Exploration: All That Matters" published by Hodder & Stoughton (July 2013). 152 pp. £8.99/ $14.99 (paperback); £4.99 (Kindle) Interested in reviewing this...

ESA’s Living Planet Symposium in Edinburgh 9-13 September 2013 Edinburgh International Conference Centre Image added by Dr Stuart: Jean-Francois Millet Mountain Landscape with Lightning (1675) Regularly updated details at the website here. Organised...

I only just stumbled across this: A video reflecting on the 'Overview Effect' concept outlined by Frank While in 1987. Full website for the project...

    ISPL london institute of space policy and law ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF LONDON SPACE SECURITY: CIVILIAN AND MILITARY POLICY AND PRACTICE PRACTITIONER AND...

I fly out next Tuesday to join the Kosmica crowd in Mexico City for the next installment of this project, which "brings together earth-bound...

I heard DR Douglas Vacock, from SETI, speak at a conference in Glasgow a few years ago, and found him fascinating. Despite the perhaps somewhat...

Another interesting event from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich (London).

This event made me think, once again, about how images from space are presented: what orientation to give them, what colours to use to...

This was actually produced a couple of years ago, though I only just came across it--a clip from Cambridge University--a short interview similar in...

The author of this text has an article forthcoming in Space Policy If you would like to offer a review of this book for future...

To be reviewed in Space Policy in a forthcoming issue! From the publisher's website here: Commercial Spaceflight: Assessments, Challenges and Trends Editors: Nathaniel J. Clements and Edison G....

From the George Washington University website here "Space Policy Institute and Secure World Foundation Release 'A Guide to Space Law Terms' January 31, 2013 The Space Policy...

Unfortunately I can't make this (as I've got tickets to see the documentary The Act of Killing followed by discussion with the Director that...

I had a long conversation with a journalist yesterday (there's a lot of media buzz over the launch of China's fifth manned mission of...

Another interesting event coming up from ESPI: Background The start of the space endeavour involved extensive discussions of ethics, politics and law. These discussions led ultimately to the...

This is an Eurisy event (Eurisy being an European non-profit association 'bridging space and society'--see their 'about' here). This is a one day conference, 23...

The short "Earth From Space" videos from the European Space Agency are very good fun and quite stunning. I'm hooked watching them: brief narrated segments...

I'll be at the Leiden University Workshop on Space Cooperation next Wednesday night, the 15th of May 2013--and thus will miss Kosmica's event in London....

The list of potential topics on this is one of the best I've ever seen: You've gotta love the space-arts crowd! --Dr Jill CALL FOR...

I haven't bought this yet (I think it's $23) as it looks quite fun and I suspect it could turn into a real time-sucker! From...

I hope to try to stream this Sunday night--sounds intriguing! From their full website here: Live at 19:00 - 20:15 UT April 28, 2013 with composer...

Excellent choice of topic by the RAES for this year's conference. I hope to attend myself, but also will be looking for someone to...

This is in Washington DC, but will also probably be streamed online live (or else the audio will be available from their website shortly...

Amazing! A project that combines two of my favourite things: space and food. Six people have gone into a simulated Mars environment for four...

Thursday 16 May 2013 Symposium on Legal and Policy aspects of space cooperation between Europe and BRICS countries; Inventory, Challenges and Opportunities Interdisciplinary event, jointly organized...

Ah, if I were a student I'd be all over this--it looks like great fun! Dear All, Do you have a passion for the greatest works...

With scholarship funding as tight as it is at the moment, I found this pretty impressive... RAeS to run competition for 500 funded Masters degrees in aerospace...

This looks very interesting indeed...                   Human civilizations' longest lasting artifacts are not the great Pyramids of Giza, nor the cave paintings at Lascaux, but the...

I'm witholding judgment on this one until I get my copy in... but potentially looks interesting... Meta-Geopolitics of Outer Space: An Analysis of Space Power, Security...

If I were in Vienna on the 13th, I would be all over this one! The Province of Mankind providing sustainable benefits for all of...

An event combining gender and space! Definitely worthy of a shout out...               Standford Women in Space Panellists Eileen Collins, MS ’86, First woman to serve as a...

(Image Copyright: Creative Commons) I've done some work with this organisation before and they're top-notch: ISPL london institute of space policy and law CHARLES CLORE HOUSE 17 RUSSELL...

Here's one from our friends at the International Space University: The International Space University’s 17th Annual International Symposium:   “SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND TELE-REACH: BENEFITING HUMANITY ON EARTH...

Abstracts due on this Call for Papers by mid-March. Full details on the IAA website here.   8th International Academy of Astronomist SYMPOSIUM ON THE FUTURE OF...

I'll be attending this on the first day... Looks interesting! Characterising exoplanets: detection, formation, interiors, atmospheres and habitability Full website here. (Details below copied in part...