October 2024
Space exploration remains a crucial endeavour for humanity
... age. The influence of space exploration extends across popular culture too, where movies such as Apollo 13 and songs ...endeavours. Moreover, the synergy between educational programmes, cultural influences and the tangible benefits derived from space...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... States, the equitable sharing of space benefits, and the need to protect the interests of various human cultures, especially indigenous cultures and those that are on the verge of extinction. This also will potentially require concerted action...
October 2024
Simplicity is the space industry’s secret weapon
...broke, don’t fix it’ mentality that can negatively permeate the company culture. In other words, the industry becomes risk averse. A clear... So these challenges aren’t just technical; they are cultural. Every success is built upon the deep ‘scar tissue...
06 July 2015
From SETI to black crust on Churyumov-Gerasimenko: looking for alien life
...proposal to include such equipment was reportedly laughed at. Popular culture often dictates that the search for life outside our planet...Day”), and, as such, have become another pop culture punch line: Yet many scientists believe that humanity’s first...
01 February 2019
First private spacecraft gearing up for Moon landing
... national anthem, “Hatikvah”, the Israeli flag and cultural objects that have been collected over many years from... Lunar archive that contains 25 layers of scientific, cultural and historical information, including dictionaries in nearly 30 languages...
20 November 2020
The iconic Arecibo Observatory to be demolished due to safety concerns
..., a preponderance of data showed that we simply could not do this safely. And that is a line we cannot cross." The cultural and economic significance of Arecibo Observatory to Puerto Rico and the astronomers who used it cannot be understated and...
