March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
... project is not only an inspirational project that lays the base for further research and innovation in regards to space exploration but it can also be instantly and directly applied to solve problems on Earth. About the authors Iris M. Madsen...
June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
... bravery, humour and ingenuity of the protagonists. It also reflects very well the experiences and challenges of real space exploration and the huge component of the unknown and unplanned that can only be overcome with flexibility and...
November 2017
Preserving Apollo’s lunar legacy
... a distant horizon. But however symbolic it may seem, it will assure that the base of a new generation of competitive space exploration will be founded in our shared humanity. This plaque, left on the Moon at the Apollo 15 landing site in August...
January 2019
Space for Art – Love letter to Earth
... five decades ago and it continues to inspire today, particularly through organisations like the Space for Art Foundation which brings together space exploration and art to encourage children who face difficulties and health issues in their young...
July 2020
Are we entering a post-Overview Effect era?
... considers its future development. Whilst writing The Overview Effect, I wanted to create a revolution in how we think about space exploration, our planet and ourselves. For a long time, I thought I had failed in this endeavour but even though...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... will grow as this decade progresses. Commercialisation of space exploration, however, will not end with the lunar economy...and a successful lunar economy will lead to further deep space exploration. The time when we land the first person on Mars...
