Yearly Archives: 2015

From the website of the respected McGill Institute of Air and Space Law: "The Institute of Air and Space Law of McGill University intends to...

On 15 December 2015 Tim Peake will become the UK's second ever astronaut, following in the footsteps of Helen Sharmon who flew to Mir...

I'm going to see this tomorrow night at the Dochouse in London.  "The Visit: An Alien Encounter" (2015) (IMDB) Director: Michael Madsen "With unprecedented access to the UN...

As one of the many energetic events leading up to the launch of UK astronaut Tim Peake into space, the Royal Aeronautical Society is...

On 27 October 2015 I participated on a panel for a "Naked Scientists" broadcast/ podcast on the topic of "Should I Stay or Should...

I'm very much looking forward to being part of this panel discussion on Friday--with cosmonaut Aleksandr Lazutkin and the impressive philosopher Professor Angie Hobbs. I...

Hi everyone, It has been a terribly long time since I posted anything, and I wanted to explain that my loving mother passed away just under...

The Science Museum in London is hosting a new major exhibition, featuring, "...the most significant collection of Russian spacecraft and artefacts ever to be...

This has nothing to do with space politics... but I can't help but loving this alternative music video for Coldplay's "Star Full of Stars"......

This will be a great conference with several different events over the three days. See full details at the RIS website. Highlighting the trends that will...

I was asked by a media agency to comment on the Wales Space Policy (the published article is behind a paywall but you can...

To be reviewed in a future issue of Space Policy Soviet Space Mythologies: Public images, private memories, and the making of cultural identity By Slava Gerovitch University...

I had a lovely studio interview this morning on "The Globalist" programme of Monocle 24 Radio (even if it meant getting up very early,...

Thousands of people (including myself) will be descending upon Bradford this autumn for the British Science Association's annual Festival. This year there is also...

Arts Catalyst are crowd-funding their move to a new location. As many of you will know, I have had a long, fruitful relationship with the...

I'm presenting on a panel the last day of this conference and am looking forward to it. From the UK Space Conference 2015 Events page: UK...

Alas I will be at the UK Space Conference in Liverpool this day presenting on a panel about space commercialisation... but thought I'd give the...

I'm afraid I can't make this event, but hope to have a review of it written up in a future issue of Space Policy...

Yours truly was among 5 other researchers taking to the "Social Science Soapbox" for this evening event. There's a post on the LSE Spoapbox Event...

The Financial Times is behind a paywall, but for subscribers, I had an article in the Special Section on 10 April 2015, regarding cybersecurity...

Frances Brown was Editor in Chief of Space Policy for a remarkable 26 years, and for this Special Issue she chose her 12 favourite...

Art, postcolonialism, outer space... in my old stomping grounds of Quito! What I would give to be able to go! (The accompanying photo is...

Those of us in the UK are set to see a unique phenomenon on Friday morning: a lunar eclipse of the sun. Here in London,...

It feels timely that I noticed yesterday, on International Women's Day, that this lecture is happening in the UK next month... Full details on the...

Tomorrow I will be acting as a judge on the Debating Matters final. The debaters are given a topic guide which I've been enjoying...

I am very happy to highlight the publication of Space Policy 30(4). This is a Special Issue on “Space Ethics”, guest edited by Tony...

I was kindly invited to present on a panel at Pembroke College, Oxford on 23 February 2015. This was for the launch of the...

Yours truly is on the panel for this... 18:00 at Pembroke College Oxford, the "Pembroke Innovative Ventures and Technologies" society. The event is open to...

This is an Institute of Ideas event called Debating Matters, which is a prestigious school debating competition. I'm a judge on the final "Space...

An invitation to friends and colleagues (and strangers!) to take a very informal three-question straw-poll about human activity sending messages from Earth into outer...

This sort of thing is right up my alley--I wish I were going to be in Hamburg to join! Hans-Arthur Marsiske presents "Interstellar Jam Session" At 21:00  in...

As Editor in Chief of Space Policy, I am proud to promote the publication of Space Policy 30(3b), a Special Issue on the "Global...

This is great--the Director General of ESA will be speaking (Jean-Jacques Dordain). Attendance is free but registration is now open here (I suspect this one will...

This event at the Royal Aeronautical Society looks great and I hope to attend. Access the full Rosetta flier or see the event website. Lecture: Rosetta –...

Full details are available on the GLIC website. GLOBAL SPACE INNOVATION CONFERENCE (GLIC 2015) “From Government Programs to Entrepreneurial Actions” 23 – 25 JUNE 2015, MUNICH, GERMANY. GLIC 2015...

Full details, registration, and updates and enquiries on this conference are at the website SSA2015 Below is the main text introducing the conference, taken from...

From the website for 2015 Paris Space Week: PARIS SPACE WEEK is Europe's premier global B2B space event dedicated to launch vehicles, satellites, and space-related technologies The...