August 2020
Revisiting the Drake Equation - a cultural addendum
.... Like Hawking, I can’t help but reflect on the western world’s imperialist past. As we begin the intrepid adventure of colonising our own solar system, I believe it is important to reflect on global colonial habits. Not with a sense of shame, but...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
... will give rise to novel and unanticipated human rights concerns that will have to be addressed for successful colonisation. Values and principles Technological advancements and the lowering cost of space activities associated with the Space...
April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
... and a spaceship to carry crew and cargo to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Other than helping humanity to colonise Mars, Starship could enable ‘supersonic’ point-to-point travel on Earth, as well as massive satellite deployment, delivering 400...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... treaties, when signed and ratified, did not adequately account for the future space reality – Moon colonisation, space tourism, asteroid mining, Mars inhabitance and other space-based activity. A significant portion of this new...
February 2022
Nutritional issues on interplanetary spaceflights
... and quality of products over time. As a result, in order to provide physiologically adequate nutrition for projects involving lunar colonisation and flights into deep space, we need to develop the necessary technical equipment and actual food items...
February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
... probably unknown to us today but will be up to us to undertake or not (e.g. to continue human exploration, exploit space resources, colonise the Moon or Mars). In short, the space of tomorrow will be, as it has been for 60 years, a mixture of future...
