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Writing about space exploration is arguably as important as the exploration itself. Without communicating what has happened and why it matters, support for space exploration…

Machine

What is it like being an aerospace engineer?

Editor August 28, 2020 3D printing aircraft propulsion civil aerospace femtech International Women in Engineering Day Lean Six Sigma Rolls Royce space exploration the Institution of Engineering and Technology ultrasonic drills

The world of engineering is a diverse one. In many cases, it is a male-dominated profession, but this need not be the case. To learn…

Business Society

How should Australia participate in space exploration?

Editor February 21, 2020 Australia NASA South Australia space agencies space exploration Sputnik the Australian Space Agency the Space Age tracking stations Woomera

Australia played a central role in space exploration in the early years of the Space Age. Some argue there has been a lull since then…

Worlds

What is it like studying faraway worlds like Titan?

Editor December 6, 2019 celestial objects liquid methane moons planetary science rocky worlds Saturn space exploration surface liquid the Solar System Titan

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is unique in many ways. It is the only moon in our Solar System known to have a thick atmosphere. Other…

Starter Kits

What are five books you should read about space philosophy?

Editor November 29, 2019 ethical challenges evolution Mars philosophy space colonies space colonization space exploration space settlement space travel Spaceflight

Have you ever pondered the philosophical implications of space travel? Do you want to read about it, but don’t know where to start? That’s why…

Arts

How do you make art that depicts exploring outer space?

Editor June 28, 2019 Cassini-Huygens Cassini’s Grand Finale digital film NASA planetary exploration space art space exploration the cosmos the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Making art about future human space exploration catalyzes the very thing it depicts. Suggestive imagery inspires future generations to advance humans’ expansion into the cosmos.…

Life

How will humans live in space?

Editor June 7, 2019 3D printing architecture construction technologies extreme environments human factors design in situ resource utilization life support systems recyclable materials space architecture space exploration

How will humans live in space? Though we first visited another celestial body over a generation ago, we still have limited experience living off-planet permanently.…

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How do blockchains help space exploration?

Editor May 31, 2019 blockchains cryptocurrencies financial systems future technologies satellite constellations satellites space exploration the Moon validated transactions virtual machines

Blockchains are decentralized systems of ledgers that record transactions. They contain chains of “blocks”, batches of validated transactions, which cannot be altered without also altering…

Society

How does one address gender inequality in the space industry?

Editor May 17, 2019 female engineers gender inequality imposter syndrome NASA promoting diversity space exploration STEM fields STEMinism the space industry workforce diversity

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…

Worlds

Deflecting Existential Risk with Space Colonization

Editor April 19, 2019 asteroids comets impact craters mass extinctions space arks space colonization space exploration starships the Oort Cloud the Solar System

The first living organism on Earth emerged approximately three and a half billion years ago. Since then, life has evolved into countless forms and colonized…

Filling Space

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