If there’s any demographic that seems to dominate the space industry, it’s straight white males. But hopefully that is changing. Many organizations and individuals are…
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Category: Society
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 the…
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Featured Project: Alabama Rocket Engineering Systems
The student-led Alabama Rocket Engineering Systems (ARES) plans to shoot rockets off the surface of the Earth. Besides giving university students valuable opportunities to learn…
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Racial Identity and Physics
What is the relationship between racial identity and a scientific field like physics? At first glance, they seem disconnected: one is a phenomenon of human…
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Students’ Very Own Space Agency: Space Concordia
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
The leading space program in Latin America is that of Brazil. The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center, for instance, began launching rockets in 1965. The…
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International politics in space
International politics is a tough game; countries have no one to turn to but themselves. Despite best efforts to create international institutions that promote more…
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The Planetary Society: Bringing Space to the Ordinary Citizen
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
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
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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