Yearly Archives: 2014

Written by a member of Space Policy's Editorial Board (Joseph N Pelton): "The Oracle of Colombo: How Arthur C. Clarke Revealed the Future" One of the...

This video is to accompany a forthcoming book that is co-authored by a member of the Space Policy Editorial Board. Forthcoming in 2015: "Cosmic...

Forthcoming book from an esteemed member of our board, John Logsdon From the Palgrave Macmillan website: “After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program” By John...

This will be reviewed in a future issue of Space Policy! From the Ashgate Webpage on this title: “How Outer Space Made America: Geography, Organization and...

Taken from the IASL 2015 Conference Call for Papers Announcement: Call for Papers/ invitation for attendance 3rd Manfred Lachs International Conference on NewSpace Commercialization and the Law Organized...

I'm looking forward to going to this- An art exhibition exploring astronomy-related themes. From the Lumen Exhibition Website: "Lumen are an art collective based in London....

I'm disappointed that I'll be travelling and therefore have to miss this, but it looks to be a great event. NASA lecture: Chief Scientist Ellen...

US President Kennedy said in 1962: "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they...

This is such an amazing event and I am gutted that I won't be there this year! KOSMICA México es un encuentro internacional de cuatro...

The charismatic astronaut Chris Hadfield has published a book of photographs of Earth from space. How fun. Macmillan ISBN: 9781447278603 Publication date: 14.10.2014 Number of pages: 208 £20 From the...

Last month myself and three other researchers from the LSE participated in the Natural History Museum's Soapbox: Science Uncovered. One colleague, Amelia Sharman (@AmeliaSharman), today published...

I'm not sure when I will manage to go and see this, but I look forward to it... It is running NOW until 22...

I've been really interested in the work of Douglas Vakoch ever since I met him at a conference many years ago. I blogged his...

As I leave for the IAC 2014 tomorrow, Australia is launching its bid to host it for 2017. I quite fancy a trip to...

Two events are coming up that be watched Live on NASA TV. Firstly the Mars MAVEN orbiter will reach the Red Planet after its ten...

This will be a great conference with several different events over the three days... See full details at the RIS website “12th Reinventing Space Conference: Low...

Taken in part from the ISPL Space Policy and Law Course Website: London Institute for Space Policy and Law (ISPL) is pleased to announce its...

I'm registered to attend this and looking forward to it—though it's the first day of term at my university so I will have to...

I’ll be going to this if I haven’t left for the IAC 2014 yet. (Erm, note to self: book IAC flights today!) From the relevant RAES...

Another new title just out that I would like to have reviewed for the journal Space Policy. If interested, contact me! Why Mars: NASA and the...

I'll be speaking about outer space politics at this "Dynamic Exchange of Opinions" at the Natural History Museum on Friday evening 26 September. Someone...

I'll be speaking at this event at the Barbican here in London, along with the Guest Editor of the forthcoming issue of Space Policy...

Anyone in São Paolo and looking for something to do this evening? 10th International Seminar Mega-events and Sustainability NUTAU USP Centro de Exposições Imigrantes São Paulo . Brasil September 11 2014 7:30...

This is a fun infographic that was sent to me to share from http://www.greatbusinessschools.org/nasa/ Source: GreatBusinessSchools.org

This looks great--I wish I could go. If someone out there is attending, it would be great to have someone write up a 'Report'...

The speaker line-up for this looks great. I can't go, but would love for someone to attend and write-up a Report for me for...

What a lovely idea this is! And also another opportunity for me to shamelessly plug that Space Policy has a forthcoming Special Issue on...

This is a briefing paper I produced for a conference on Studying Existential Risks—LSE CARR 27 June 2014 "Studying Extinction Level Impacts (ELI’s) from Near...

Get in there students and artists--this looks like fun! The 2014 Humans in Space Art Video Challenge is now open!   Join NASA’s International Space Station Program...

This looks like a great conference! From the Royal Aeronautical Society's event webpage: The Royal Aeronautical Society President’s Conference, inaugurated in 2013, aims to be...

I'll be looking for someone to review this for me for Space Policy. Note that Springer tends to not send out free review hard...

I wrote a piece today for The Conversation about the UAE's announcement of plans to send a mission to Mars... https://theconversation.com/the-emirates-paves-way-for-a-middle-east-space-programme-with-its-mission-to-mars-29489

Space Policy has a Special Section forthcoming on The Moon, with a very fine list of contributors... That's a bit of shameless promotion before...

Dr Tony Milligan is guest editing a forthcoming Special Section of Space Policy on space ethics: watch this 'space'! Available for pre-order now, out in...

I hope to attend a couple of the UK-based events... See the main website here. This festival, which brings leading scientists to pubs to discuss...

22 April 2014 deadline, 1500 word essays by students between the ages of 18 and 30. From the website here The activities of our global civilization...

From the website here SKY SCROLLS Looking up on a clear and dark night the brilliant lights of our visible Universe reveal themselves. The vast territory of...

9 June – 8 August 2014 From the website here Overview The Space Studies Program (SSP) is an intense nine-week course for postgraduate students and professionals of...

This is free to attend but you must booked--I've reserved my spot!  Life on Mars 11th April 2014, 3space, 29-31 Oxford Street W1D2DR, 7-10pm Photo Courtesy of...

“The safety and security of space activities” WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH 2014 12h30 - Salle prigogine - Académie Royale de Belgique – Bruxelles Lecture start at 12:30 Lecture in...

The Women In Aerospace (WIA) Foundation is now accepting applications for The WIA Scholarship & The WIA Foundation – AIAA Digital Avionics Scholarship for the...

Note from Carrie Christensen, Publisher Editor-in-Chief Stuart and Elsevier invite you to enjoy this quarter’s issue of Space Policy, the highlight of which is the opening...

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAES) is holding a Space Group Lecture on 24 March 2014 at the Headquarters (No. 4 Hamilton Place, London, W1J...

For anyone in Newcastle this weekend... Another Planet: The Human Spaceship Pop Up Exhibition by Helen Schell NewBridge Project Space 16 NewBridge Street West, Newcastle, NE1 8AW. http://thenewbridgeproject.com/portfolio/helen-schell/ Open...

This is quite quirky and fun: Watch a double satellite launch from the Arianespace Guiana Space Centre live this afternoon, going up on an...

Image: “Private Moon in Formosa” by Leonid Tishkov, I’ll be moderating this event. I’m afraid that tickets are already gone, but you can put your name...

First of all, can I give kudos to Melzzeny  for the lovely photo I've used for this post. And now: I can hardly contain my excitement--two of...

I'll be attending this--should be interesting! WE COLONISED THE MOON Artists in residence for Republic of the Moon, Sue Corke and Hagen Betzwieser, will explore religious,...

As always, I'll be looking for someone to review this for Space Policy--give me a shout if you're interested! I'm happy to see that...