The new space race is a pressing issue that is in humanity’s best interest to solve. by Rebecca Schembri, Social Scientist and Space Diplomat @rebeccafromreno The Outer Space Treaty (OST) is outdated; it does not meet the demands of modern technology. Such technology allows us to assume that humans will live on the Moon, Mars, asteroids, and in free and deep space in the coming years…

“When we solve for Space, we solve for Earth.” –Dr. Sian Proctor, Inspiration4 Astronaut by the Analog Astronaut Community We are currently at the cusp of a new Space era. Last year we saw the first commercial crew, SpaceX Inspiration4, take off on a three-day mission and go the farthest humans have traveled outside our atmosphere since Apollo. …

by Rebecca Schembri, Social Scientist @rebeccafromreno Imagine a human brain. Now imagine that after centuries of study, scientists have reached a breakthrough: they can create a human-like brain made of computer parts. The brain is intelligent and can think deeply, learning from its mistakes. It has emotions and can feel…

by Rebecca Schembri, science communicator @rebeccafromreno Did you know that if you travel far enough into outer space, you can theoretically look at Earth through a telescope and see the dinosaurs who once roamed our planet? …

by Rebecca Schembri, science communicator @rebeccafromreno I did my first SpaceKind training in 2020. It was hard. One of my first assignments made me call my boss and initiate a candid conversation about our relationship. Eech. Who wants to do that? I skirted the homework and thought I was in…

By Graham Lau, @cosmobiologist I recently had a bit of a shock when I learned that there are probably more people alive in the world who are younger than me than those who are older. …

By Mark Wagner, Ph.D., President, Space Prize Foundation An ambitious new Space Education Curriculum is available to students, teachers, and enthusiasts world-wide. This Space Education Curriculum is produced by the Space Prize Foundation, which is dedicated to preparing students for the growing space economy and for humanity’s rapidly approaching multi-planet future. The eight chapters here cover not only an introduction to space science and…

Gone are the days when only NASA astronauts went to space. Now the whole world is needed. by Rebecca Schembri, science communicator @rebeccafromreno Beginning this generation, space migration — humans relocating to space — is a real scenario for humanity. Not only is spacecraft propulsion becoming an everyday thing, the science for life support systems and space habitats has modernized. Many companies have plans for lunar living…

By Mark Wagner, Ph.D., Associate Editor, JSP The Journal of Space Philosophy 10th Anniversary issue is live on the Kepler Space Insitute website! This milestone volume includes contributions from several Human Space Program writers featured on this blog. I was thrilled to once again edit this volume in partnership with…