Outer Space Policy, Politics and Law
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 Go... to Mars?". My fellow panellists in this lively discussion included Dr Sanjeev Gupta (Imperial College London), Dr Caroline Crawford (University of Cambridge), Ryan MacDonald (Mars...
I know John Stewart and The Daily Show may not be core (or serious) viewing for most, but I enjoyed his segment last week on China's Moon Landing.* *For those unfamiliar, The Daily Show is an American satirical late-night TV show which taps into US politics and has a wide...
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 eccentric focus of his specialisation, I found him admirably 'grounded' (no pub intended)! And his TED talk is well worth watching. I must get him...
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 course so I've had a few calls) about how demonstrating space capabilities is a also a 'cold' way to demonstrate long-rang missile capabilities. Shortly thereafter a...
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 (not sure why a North American narrates but hey ho) showing a different shot of the Earth's surface from a remote sensing satellite. This issue, for example,...
I was sent this graphic by Katherine Long, who works with a team of designers and researchers--it's a graphic about Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX. Entertaining and worth sharing. Created by: OnlineGraduatePrograms.com
On August 24 a supply vehicle headed to the International Space Station went down over Siberia due to a problem with the Soyuz rocket powering it. Which is a shame for all the goods lost, but more concerning is the fact that these rockets are the sole means to get...
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