Yearly Archives: 2016

I'll be amongst those speaking at this one day conference at the Royal Aeronautical Society on Wednesday 19 October 2016. You can read the Conference...

Hello all, from Burma (Myanmar), where I am catching up on a bit of work before I head out to do the Circle Line...

It is with tears that I offer my sadness at the death of Molly Macauley Colleague Role Model Mentor Friend It pains me to even...

From the Assuring Access to Space event website:  13 July 2016, 9:00 to 17:00 RUSI Whitehall assuring_access_to_space_draft_programme.pdf We are on the cusp of a new space era. New...

I can't wait to attend this event, it looks brilliant! Details from the Above and Beyond website "Experience what space flight is really like and glimpse...

  I am proud to be a Trustee of the recently created METI International--Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence. This forthcoming documentary details the debate between the SETI and...

The Queen’s Speech mentioned a UK SpacePort, and the Space Growth Innovation Strategy has been all the ‘buzz’ at UK space conferences this year. I’ll...

This event is meant for specialists, and may be of interest to some of you. I was on a panel with Dr Matt Taylor...

I need a reviewer of this for Space Policy! If you are interested, please email me through the contact form, or at [email protected]. I was...

I was sent this infographic from labeley.com. It's a fun and interesting infographic about something all astronauts/ cosmonauts/ taikonauts need to think about... What to...

Under the aegis of the European Digital Art and Science Network, Ars Electronica cordially invites artists to take part in a competition for a...

Oh how I would love to go to this! (Dr Jill starts plotting...) From the 4th SpaceLand Congress website (and I recommend downloading the PDF Flier...

I was recently interviewed for the LSE Hotseat, on the subject of METI (Messaging International Terrestrial Intelligence), and other aspect of outer space politics...

I gave a lecture at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas in October 2015 on the topic "Who Owns Outer Space?" This is the lecture for...

I'm looking forward to joining this panel at the Edinburgh International Science Festival. From the event webpage: Terraforming – terrifying or terrific? Saturday 2 April Terraforming is the...

Forthcoming symposium: "The Pursuit of Space Settlement" When: 23 September 2016 Proposals due: 23 April 2016 Location: Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) The Philosophy Department, Ingram School of...

Yours truly is very flattered to be the cover story of this week's The World Today, the journal of Chatham House. It's a brilliant...

British Science Week 2016 is coming up this March! Of the many events are two evenings of stargazing, for a family-friendly night out. From the Stargazing...

My colleague Ariel Waldman has a lovely new book out, forthcoming and available for pre-order. From Ariel's website: "Everyone wonders what it’s really like in space,...

What a great event...I will be there! From the website for "A Cosmonaut's Trip" 12 January "A Cosmonaut's Trip" Cinema 1, 8:30pm BOOK TICKETS via ICA website (£7-£11) Focusing on...

Who better to spearhead a discussion on a UK Spaceport than the Royal Aeronautical Society... All day 3 February at RAES HQ (No 4...