Abstract In 2013 Jerry Stone set up The SPACE Project - (Study Project Advancing Colony Engineering) - at the British Interplanetary Society, to update the concept from the 1970s of a 10,000-person space habitat at the EarthMoon L5 location. Jerry started the project not by setting goals or saying what topics they should cover, but Read More
Abstract Potentially half of the world’s coming contributions toward a human presence on Mars could lie in the hands of women. They will surely help us get there - but – in order to get the full picture of how we got to this point, and to encourage future contributions, we should make clearly known Read More
Abstract The new space economy is booming at increasing pace, since the first years of 21st Century. The sector moved first steps, from 1997 to 2004, when about 20 companies competed to win the X-Prize. The $10 million Ansari XPRIZE was conceived and funded by the philanthropists Peter Diamandis and Gregg Maryniak, with the purpose Read More
Abstract Although most advocates of space settlement have focused on the potential value of natural resources and energy from space to nations on Earth the most important contribution will from the technology that will be developed to enable sustainable communities in space. The technologies necessary to create the closed cycle economy that is required for Read More
Abstract Since 2015, reusable rockets have dramatically decreased the cost of transportation from Earth to orbit. Such process is paving the path toward a civilian space development and astropolitical uses of space as well. 2015 can now be identified as a “turning point” in history, signifying a change of paradigm, from “traditional” aerospace to a Read More
Abstract In the context of ESA’s open call for proposals “Clean Energy from Space” which sought novel ideas related to Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) systems, Astrostrom GmbH has been investigating the feasibility of the "Greater Earth Lunar Power Station" (GE⊕-LPS) designed to provide power from space to operations on the lunar surface. This is a Read More
“Only by expanding the domain of life into space can we fulfill the 17 SDGs on Earth in the long term. Therefore, the Space Renaissance International and the National Space Society, in partnership with many other space organizations, urge UN COPUOS State Parties to develop and introduce a resolution for a Space 18th Sustainable Development Read More
Abstract: The United Nations Committee for the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPOUOS) is holding 2 important sessions in springtime: the Legal SubCommittee on 15-25 April, and the General Assembly 67th on 18-28 June. Such discussions, preceding the U.N. General Assembly 79th, which will take place in September, focus on space resources. In the context of Read More
Abstract In this presentation Dr. Ribeiro describes his proposal to recycle the International Space Station, instead of decommissioning it. An essential bio Dinis Afonso Ribeiro investigated connections between oceans and space exploration at the scientific and industrial levels focusing on novel ways to develop permanent human settlements. The ideas have been developed very gradually since Read More
2025 is a crucial year. United Nations and its subsidiaries will perform two important re-examinations: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 17 SDGs, issued in 2015), and the Space 2030 Agenda (issued in 2021). The Space 18th SDG Coalition already developed a substantial critical review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and advanced Read More
December 16th 2024: join the Space Renaissance Special Christmas meeting! Our president Prof. Bernard Foing, the SRI Board and all of our Members invite the Space Renaissance community to the last Party of 2024! We’ll announce the program of 2025, recall what we have made in 2024, what we have achieved and what not. The Read More
Adriano V. Autino talks with Students Kelvin Dafiaghor (OGBA EDUCATIONAL CLINIC) is a dedicated professional with a background in Chemical Engineering and an MBA in Leadership and Management from Accra Business School, Ghana. As the Chief Promoter of Artificial Intelligence in Africa and Regional Manager for the Global STEM Initiative, he plays a pivotal role Read More