ROOM: The Space magazine is one of the leading magazines on space exploration, technology and industry. At ROOM, we share a common goal – advancement of peaceful space exploration for the benefit of humankind, all while bringing you incisive articles on a plethora of interesting topics. Our authors include experts and industry leaders from all over the world, which lets us bring you the newest and comprehensive information about journal space and culture.
March 2017
Space for art: Quilting in orbit
...with the wonderful world of fine art quilting! As a point of reflection and to highlight another first in the interaction between space and art, during her International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 37 mission in 2013, astronaut Karen Nyberg became the...myths associated with the Moon; define Moon idioms; replay music inspired by the Moon; visit pop culture icons; and make us fall in love again under the romantic Moon”. All of the quilts in this ...
January 2021
Spacepower and international relations
... war, with competition happening on economic, diplomatic and cultural fronts instead. Nevertheless, under the nuclear revolution,...space, and the author of War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics and several papers on space policy in a variety of academic journals. Dr Bowen frequently appears in media items on space policy, writes a regular column for SpaceWatch Global, and advises practitioners on space security and defence policy in space...
September 2016
Paediatric cancer patients aim for the stars with space inspired art project
... action. This wild idea caught hold of me when I was a younger man teaching violence prevention, literacy and cultural understanding through the arts in public schools in the South Bronx for an organisation called LEAP (Learning through...the ISS on a SpaceX Falcon F9 rocket in July. I was able to travel to Kennedy Space Center and was joined by one of my patients and his mother to watch the launch. It is hard to describe the depth of emotion I felt...
October 2021
Space in the movies – lessons for spacefarers
... much worth watching because it effectively shows three points of particular interest to would-be space voyagers. First, space is tremendously inhospitable and, for now at least, living conditions are likely to be claustrophobic, meaning that when... This leads to what I think is the most interesting aspect of space cinema, beyond the CGI: namely the representation of society in space. And here, high marks go to the Star Wars franchise, but perhaps ...
February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
...space and prepare for future interplanetary expeditions all in the shadow of the Earth. About the author Jacques Arnould is an engineer in agronomy and forestry, with a PhD in history of sciences as well as a PhD in theology. He researches the interrelation between sciences, cultures and... religions, with a particular interest in two areas: life sciences and space exploration. He has written several books on the historical and ...
July 2019
Stepping into space with STEAM
... aesthetic design, even sociological ‘design’, the formation of cultural constructs. It will be important for the health, performance and success of groups of people travelling to new worlds, ... in governmental, commercial and academic space, and take part in interactive experiences, including film screenings, musical performances, maker-space exhibitors, and hands-on science and engineering presentations. Space for Humanity executive director...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
... of Leicester, an expert in strategy, space warfare and the military uses of outer space, and the author of War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics and several papers on space policy in a variety of academic journals. Dr Bowen frequently appears in media items on space policy and advises practitioners on space security and defence policy...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
... source of debate is not the activity itself but its surrounding legal framework. International space treaties include specific provisions on the use of outer space and on the cooperation of States in benefiting from the results of such use. Even though...
February 2021
Cyber and Space – the role of the cyber-range
..., as it is possible to build entire virtual architectures that emulate both space and non-space assets. Any organisation can buy or access a commercial cyber-range solution that...space and cybersecurity regime that is flexible and multilateral. The space community has always been good at promoting acceptable ‘behavioural norms’. Numerous countries and agencies already work together on space projects and solutions - and cybersecurity in space...
