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How do you help scientists access microgravity?

Microgravity environments offer significant advantages for some kinds of scientific research. But accessing microgravity can be difficult. Traditionally, government-supported projects have dominated the field. This…

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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…