Space missions are still difficult, dangerous and risky – but it’s still early days in the human journey beyond our planet.
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A new survey catalogs Americans’ expectations about the future of space, from NASA to SpaceX. Two space policy experts describe how these results stack up against the current state of space affairs.
Not only do risky activities make people feel euphoric, they also convey status. But should there be limits on what tourists can do?
Regional development isn’t just about measuring the difference between today’s haves and have-nots to determine whether that gap might narrow or widen. Our idea of what is fair changes over time.
Space flight has always been risky.
Agricultural technologies to grow food on Mars can help address climate change, sustainability and food scarcity challenges.
Spacecraft are just a small part of what it takes for humans to become an interplanetary species. A political science professor explains how there is much more to creating a spacefaring society.
The European Space Agency has recruited the world’s first-ever disabled astronaut. But we’re still a long way from space being accessible to all.
Science fiction books can inspire more children to become scientists if authors and illustrators do a better job of depicting characters from diverse backgrounds.
Albert Einstein might have the answer.
Australia may soon have three commercial space launch facilities
There’s a special type of particle called a ‘tachyon’ which would have to travel faster than the speed of light. But here’s the hitch – we can’t prove tachyons even exist.
One day more of us may be able to travel further into space, and for longer.
In some ways, a space rocket and a passenger aircraft fly much the same. But there is one big reason we can’t just take an aircraft into space.
Stay-at-home and quarantining orders have led to increasing isolation. Virtual reality may help alleviate some of the negative feelings of isolation, and this has potential implications for space travel.
The vastly differing environment would need a whole new approach to disposing of dead bodies.
With commercial spaceflight companies now taking older people to space, it’s timely to consider the potential physical impact space flight might have on them.
Without a magnetic field, the Moon’s surface is exposed to solar wind. These could have been depositing resources like water and potential rocket fuel on the Moon’s surface for billions of years.
In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron penned a spoken word song called ‘Whitey on the Moon’ that criticized the 1969 Moon landing. A hip-hop scholar explains why the song still reverberates today.
It wasn’t long after Jeff Bezos announced his plans to go to space that Sir Richard Branson joined in, setting a launch date to beat Bezos by nine days.
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Professor of Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Hypersonic Aerodynamics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Hypersonics, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland
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Kevin Orrman-Rossiter is a Friend of The Conversation.
Sterrenkenner, History & Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Astrobiology, UNSW
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Associate Dean of Innovation and Engagement, Swinburne University of Technology
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University
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Senior Lecturer in Space Systems Engineering, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Strategy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick