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Religion and Space Colonization

Religion and science are typically thought of as being like oil and water: they don’t mix well. But some individuals consider the intersection of…

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Space Capitalism: Laissez-faire in the Heavens

Editor January 18, 2019 Capitalism economic freedom Economics engineer Libertarian Loyola University NASA Peter L. Nelson space Space Capitalism space economics space travel Walter Block

Space is becoming popular with billionaires. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson all have their eyes set on the stars. Their ventures signal…

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Racial Identity and Physics

Editor January 11, 2019 bias discrimination identity oppression physics race and science racial identity racism sexism STEM under-presentation white privilege

What is the relationship between racial identity and a scientific field like physics? At first glance, they seem disconnected: one is a phenomenon of…

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Students’ Very Own Space Agency: Space Concordia

Editor December 14, 2018 Canada canadian space agency cubesat Hannah Jack Halcro Robots Space Concordia Student University

Student projects are fun learning experiences. Some focus on dissecting frogs to learn about anatomy. Others germinate dried beans to learn about botany. However,…

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Brazil Leads Latin America’s Space Ambitions

Editor November 22, 2018 Brazil Habitat Marte innovation Julio Dantas de Rezende Mars Space Program Space Research start up

The leading space program in Latin America is that of Brazil. The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center, for instance, began launching rockets in 1965.…

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Nations Compete in the Space Club

Editor November 16, 2018 Deganit Paikowsky earth geostrategy international space station politics space space club

International politics is a tough game; countries have no one to turn to but themselves. Despite best efforts to create international institutions that promote…

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The Planetary Society: Bringing Space to the Ordinary Citizen

Editor November 9, 2018 bill nye Bill Nye the Science Guy carl sagan cosmos Kate Howells NASA planetary society STEM

What can an individual do to advance space exploration? For a long time, the answer seemed to be: not much. Space exploration requires enormous…

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India Rises to the Stars

Editor October 5, 2018 Chandrayaan development India Indian Space Indian Space Research Organization Mangalyaan Mayank Vahia moon ORBIT satellite space exploration space shuttle Tata Institute

India is a unique player in the space industry. Historically its space program has had a developmental focus that distinguishes it from the more militarily-oriented American…

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The African Space Race

Editor September 28, 2018 Africa African Space Agency Cape Town Keith Gottschalk Kenya Kondor-E2 NigComSat Nigeria Overberg Test Range Peter Waswa Samuel Oyewole satellite Shuttle South Africa space Space Agency space exploration Space Industry Square Kilometer Array Telescope

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union dominated space research. Now, we have entered a space age dominated by commercial interests rather…

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Trillions of Dollars Above our Heads: Asteroid Mining

Editor September 7, 2018 amanda j. hughes asteroid mining harvard business school liverpool john moores university matthew weinzierl planetary resources space

There are plenty of ore-bearing asteroids above our heads. Accessing their resources presents a huge incentive for future space exploration. There is already a race among entrepreneurs to be…