Last year I started an organisation devoted to improving #publicengagement and #representation in the #space sector. We need everyone involved. This is why…

#spaceeconomy #spaceindustry #inequality #NASA #sciencefiction #scifi #climatechange #celestialcommons #spacelaw #SpaceCommons

https://belligerentoptimist.medium.com/the-absolute-imperative-of-the-celestial-commons-1bd1312bf5ff

"The International Space Station is the classic example of collaborative ideals in space – even at the height of the Cold War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union came together to develop and launch the beginnings of the space station in the early 1990s. By comparison, China and the U.S. have not been so jovial in their orbital dealings."
#SpaceCommons #SpaceMastodon

https://theconversation-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/theconversation.com/amp/chinas-new-space-station-opens-for-business-in-an-increasingly-competitive-era-of-space-activity-195882

If the title of this podcast appeals to you as much as it does me, then it's a good indicator we should probably get to know one another. Thanks to Emeline for having me on, for letting me ramble, and for the absurdly generous description.

I'll probably spend the rest of my life trying to deserve it.

#Share #Space #SpaceCommons #SciFi #StarTrek #Politics #Society #Futurism #SocioPolitical #SocialInfrastructure

https://open.spotify.com/episode/12cWr3r3lYwOtWOQ2XRWw3?si=aR_yQqy8QxORHe74VE8atw

Some elements of space, like dark skies for astronomical observations, have aspects of a #commons and are prone to overuse.
In this case, a satellite is now one of the brightest objects in the sky and compromising the dark skies and radio frequencies used in astronomy.
Can #SpaceCommons be governed sustainably?
https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau2211/