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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Creature Comforts in Space
PARO is a robotic baby seal that helps dementia patients and may someday provide companionship to astronauts. The therapeutic tool’s creator Takanori Shibata thinks…
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The work of space artists: visualizing the cosmos
Art that depicts space drives us to explore it. Well before astronauts left Earth, the work of the “father of modern space art” Chesley Bonestell…
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Trillions of Dollars Above our Heads: Asteroid Mining
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…
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Is Life on Other Planets?
“Where is everybody?” That is the question Enrico Fermi reportedly asked, summarizing the quandary: if the universe is so big, why haven’t we seen any aliens?…
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Independent Games Spur Interest in Space
Popular culture is an important driver of public interest in space. Most people have watched Star Wars or Star Trek, and these artifacts inform…
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Cubesats Make Space Accessible
Space exploration used to be an expensive endeavor, but this is no longer the case. Anyone with $40K can now send a satellite into orbit. Universities,…
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