Paid-members only Space issues Featured Open Source and Open Science for the Space Industry Open science and open source software and hardware have strengths and advantages. However, from a cybersecurity perspective, it isn’t easy to anticipate the consequences for space.
Spacefaring Featured Engineering Biology and Genetics: Synthetics for Space The advances in synthetic biology and genome editing can redesign biological organisms and modify our genetic codes for new possibilities that would ensure long-term survival in space
Spacefaring Featured Space Logistics, Challenges Ahead The current payload launching momentum will force us to think about space logistics sooner than we think.
Spacefaring Featured Space business and science as usual? Recent discoveries in human genetics raise new questions about our current physiology and, more importantly, hint at the challenges of long-term, sustained space travel and settlements.
Spacefaring Featured Big Questions, Complex Answers Rich sources of innovation and engineering in different domains and industries, such as deep sea exploration, genetic engineering, etc., might open valuable R&D avenues for space.
Paid-members only Space issues Featured Genetic Engineering For Space Travel To what extent will a sustainable and healthy life in space require a paradigm shift in genetics? For example, will our civilization engineer its DNA makeup in the search for life beyond Planet Earth?
Paid-members only Space issues Featured Sexual Reproduction, Childbearing, and Sustainability in Space Part II According to Australian physician, Dr. Rowena Christiansen, engineering artificial gravity might pave the way to fully research human reproduction safely in space and we may end up with new subspecies of humans who are perfectly evolved to one environment only.
Space issues Featured Sexual Reproduction, Childbearing, and Sustainability in Space Part I We don't fully understand about the basics of human sexual reproduction in space. For humanity to thrive in space, sexual reproduction, pregnancy, child growth, and development need to come under greater focus.
Paid-members only Spacefaring Featured Who is an Astronaut? Space Jobs in the Era of Frequent Space Travel The frequency of space travel requires us to define and refer with greater precision the jobs needed in space over the following decades.
Paid-members only Spacefaring Featured Round Pegs, Square Holes, And Human Behavior Beyond survival, design thinking is at the core of our spacefaring experience, and it must become a mainstay of all conversations meant to empower us to do more in space.
Spacefaring Featured Intergalactic, Planetary, Planetary, Another Dimension… Life The recent report from the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine explains the ongoing debate in astrobiology about the distinction between a planet's organic alien life or the evolution of organisms brought by crewed missions - i.e., forward biological contamination.
Spacefaring Featured What Space Can Teach Us About Representation and Robotics Developing indigenous knowledge and regional expertise will harness the new space ecosystem.
Space economy Featured The Learning Mindset Needed for Future Jobs in Space The pace and breadth of the space economy will depend on our capacity to learn and innovate.
Space issues Featured Reflections on Our Sustainability in Space Space will increasingly demand us to extend beyond our limits and comfort zones. I wonder how humans and machines will evolve together?
Spacefaring Featured The Need for Investing in Space R&D and Testing R&D and in-space testing are two integral components for reliable space technologies and systems. Thus, their need will only increase as our missions evolve.
Quantum applications Featured The Pursuit of Quantum Science and SETI The applications that derive from quantum science and engineering will become increasingly relevant.
Space economy Featured Space Startup Funding: Perspectives from CEOs and Co-Founders Daniel and Yanina offered their insights for what worked for them thus far. These snippets of advice early in their paths may inspire other startup founders that may still be figuring it out.