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How did Qian Xuesen contribute to American and Chinese space programs?

With China’s space program becoming more impressive every year, there is growing talk about competition in space between Beijing and Washington. In this context, an…

Frontier Society

What relevance does sociology have for humanity’s engagement with space?

Editor December 18, 2020 academia experiments institutions NASA research Science social processes social science sociology the International Space Station

Humanity’s engagement with space is often framed as an area dominated by the so-called STEM disciplines: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Social sciences play a…

Business Society

How does Nanoracks go about democratizing access to space?

Editor December 11, 2020 access to space cubesats democratization Europe NanoRacks rockets space junk space stations the International Space Station upper stages

We live in an era often characterized as experiencing the “democratization” of space. One company doing interesting work in this respect is Nanoracks. It has…

Society

What relevance does archaeology have for space?

Editor November 20, 2020 archaeology Chapman University evidence heritage looting new environments religious images symbolic importance the International Space Station the Mediterranean

At first glance, space and archaeology seem diametrically opposed. Space exploration belongs to the future, and archaeology focuses on the past. In fact, archaeology is…

Society

Why do you want to bring a Singaporean across the Armstrong line?

Editor November 13, 2020 Australia depressurization Lee Kuan Yew Lim Seng prototypes Singapore Singaporeans stratospheric balloons test flights the Armstrong line

In 2019, Singaporean engineer and entrepreneur Lim Seng attempted to cross the Armstrong line, which is approximately 20 kilometers above sea level. The mission was aborted when the…

Society

What is happening in the UK’s space sector?

Editor November 6, 2020 Brexit Global Britain International Traffic in Arms Regulations OneWeb Scotland space situational awareness the European Space Agency the Satellite Applications Catapult the Space Industry Act 2018 the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is currently in the process of revitalizing its space industry. It recently introduced its Space Industry Act 2018, paving the way for…

Society

How do astronauts behave on the International Space Station?

Editor October 16, 2020 archaeology astronauts Chapman University data engineering data science Flinders University NASA structured data the International Space Station unstructured data

How do humans behave off-planet? In order to answer this question, one must have a variety of data sources which are then analyzed to reveal…

Society

What is the European Union’s Copernicus program?

Editor September 18, 2020 air quality biodiversity climate challenges climate change Copernicus ocean acidification sea levels sentinel satellites the European Union the Green Deal

Copernicus is an Earth observation program of the European Union. Copernicus is notable in that its data and information is made available to the public.…

Society

How does one go about cultivating Africa’s space ecosystem?

Editor September 11, 2020 Africa entrepreneurialism Ghana networking space ecosystems space workshops Spacehubs Africa SpaceTec Partners the space community the space industry

The space sector can seem inaccessible if you do not have experience participating in it. How do you go about making connections with other individuals…

Society

How does one go about popularizing astronomy?

Editor September 4, 2020 astronomy Astronomy For Anyone astronomy jargon astrophotographs astrophotography dark sky sites hobbies IMAX telescopes the Milky Way

To individuals already interested in space, astronomy is fascinating. But for many people, astronomy does not hold any immediate appeal. One reason for this lack…