The Spring 2025 edition of ROOM Space Journal of Asgardia – the world’s leading publication on space affairs – is out now, offering fresh insight into the rapidly evolving space landscape.
Now in its second decade, ROOM continues to grow in reach and relevance, with new contributors enriching its pages and bringing thought-provoking perspectives to every issue. Issue No. 36 is already sparking debate thanks to its bold cover image: a pregnant astronaut drifting in microgravity.
Far from a work of science fiction, the cover is a symbolic invitation to engage with one of the issue’s central topics – the scientific and ethical challenges of human reproduction beyond Earth. It’s a subject under serious discussion among researchers, visionaries, and advocates of humanity’s expansion into space, including representatives of Asgardia the Space Nation.
“As space exploration accelerates and ambitions expand, we are increasingly confronted by questions that touch the very core of what it means to be human,” said Editor-in-Chief Clive Simpson. “Our cover is intended to spark reflection and conversation – not to predict the immediate future but to highlight issues we should be thinking about today.”
The Spring issue takes a wide-angle view of the space sector in 2025, exploring the intersection of geopolitics, innovation, and commercial ambition. Key features include:
- Making Babies in Microgravity – Investigating the science and societal implications of human procreation in space
- Space Weather & Infrastructure Risk – Understanding the threat of solar storms to global communications and power grids
- The Rise of New Space Players – Profiling South Korea’s Innospace and Portugal’s emerging launch ambitions in the Azores
- Cross-Sector Innovation – How motor racing harnesses are helping improve astronaut safety gear
Also inside: LEGO’s tribute to NASA, high-G catapult launch concepts, and contributions from Asgardia MPs Ariadne Gallardo Figueroa and Sergei Morozov on space mythologies and the case for a single Moon time standard.
As ever, ROOM remains a unique forum where research, creativity and big-picture thinking meet to shape the conversation on humanity’s future beyond Earth.
Published by Asgardia the Space Nation, ROOM is available in print and online, with a global readership of space professionals, policy-makers, academics, and enthusiasts. Asgardian residents receive the digital edition for free.
The Spring 2025 issue is available now via subscription.
