Space Renaissance Academy Webinar Series

Abstract (Re-)entry represents one of the most critical phases for space exploration missions. The safety of the expensive payload and/or human crew strongly depends on the spacecraft survival to the harsh conditions which are experienced during the hypersonic descent into the target planetary atmosphere, involving high thermal loads on the vehicle surface. In addition, at Read More

Abstract The space movement from 1923 to 1933 was primarily a cultural phenomenon in Germany during the Weimar Republic. Neither the universities nor industry recognized the potential of space travel at the time. Often ridiculed as dreamers, the space pioneers pursued their visionary goals, founded the famous "Verein für Raumschiffahrt" in 1927 and carried out Read More

Abstract The talk is focused on "Astropolitics: The Human Relationship to the Space Enterprise". In this context, an overview of how the on-going space revolution is essential to the future of humanity is discussed. This entails how the space revolution advances a connected worldview versus a disconnected one, and addresses energy and resources needed for Read More

Abstract As long as humanity has dreamed of other worlds and how we might get there, artists have been inspired to imagine and depict these worlds and what such amazing journeys might look like. Before the age of modern photography, explorers were frequently accompanied by artists who created drawings and paintings of the unknown regions. Read More

Abstract Sustainable development is about meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations' ability to do the same. When we think of sustainable development, the future of society, or what we will leave behind for the next generations, nearly all of us picture the future of Earth. But with countries, companies, and individuals Read More

Abstract Description of the current state of Chile's space ecosystem, based on the five pillars defined in international studies; the challenges and opportunities that arise from this. A short bio Dr. Loreto Moraga - Lawyer, Universidad de Chile, Master in Business Law, Universidad del Desarrollo; Managing Director of Law firm Moraga Contracts & Corporate; President Read More

Abstract The theory of entropy, a basic tenet of science, is wrong. Another underlying scientific assumption, Pierre Louis De Maupertuis' law of least action, is also wrong. This is not a pinch-penny, parsimonious cosmos. It is the opposite. It is a flagrantly materialist, consumerist cosmos, a cosmos that has invented vanity--piling up surplus, then displaying Read More

Abstract This talk explores an innovative approach to overcoming the energy and scalability challenges of powering the next generation of AI training infrastructures by moving data centers from Earth into orbit. As global energy demand surges due to rapid advances in AI and widespread electrification, traditional terrestrial data centers face mounting obstacles—high operating costs, cooling Read More

Abstract As humanity ventures beyond our home planet, understanding human health in space becomes paramount. This abstract focuses on the differences between astronautic exploration missions and civilian space settlements, considering various aspects: resource availability, infrastructure, biomes, social dynamics, and even legal aspects. We delve into the challenges faced by astronauts during exploration missions and the Read More

Abstract The question of human health in space in not limited to the human condition inside a Space Station but is increasingly dependent on the safety and health of the external environment. This is in terms of the orbital security of satellites, space telescopes and space stations from the direct threat posed by the so-called Read More

Abstract New human societies forged off-world will face unforgiving constraints imposed by their physical environment. Respecting those constraints, these societies will otherwise have wide organizational discretion. We propose that such societies should be derived from core consensual principles, identified through discussion and debate by prospective residents. All culture and law can then emanate from these Read More