Space Renaissance TV
The YouTube channel of Space Renaissance International
Free talks on space settlement, the Moon and Mars, space medicine, the space economy and the philosophy of the space age — by the scientists, engineers and thinkers building our future beyond Earth.
Start here: featured talks
Highlights from the 4th Space Renaissance World Congress (SRIC4) webinar season and the Academy archive.
▶Building and living in spaceIsaac Arthur
▶Why Space: the purpose of peopleRick Tumlinson
▶The perspective of space activitiesJan Wörner
▶The Case for SpaceRobert Zubrin
▶The urgency of large-scale space migrationFrank White
▶Space capitalismGiancarlo GentaNext live webinars
Join live on YouTube, ask the speaker your questions, or watch the recording later. Mondays, 20:00 UTC.
- 9 Nov 2026 — Veronica Chiaravalli: Civilization-Building Intelligence: Preparing Humans for Life Beyond Earth
- 30 Nov 2026 — Eligar Sadeh: Lunar Astropolitics: Cooperation, Governance, Competition, and Conflict
- 7 Dec 2026 — Adriano V. Autino: Is Universe a Dark Forest?
Space settlement & habitats
How will people actually live in space? Rotating habitats, O’Neill colonies, orbital farms and inflatable bases.
▶Island Zero: a gateway to large-scale space habitatsJerry Stone
▶Orbital Farm: de-risking life support for settlementsScot Bryson
▶Inflatable habitats for the Moon and MarsPeter WeissMoon & Mars
Moon villages, lunar bases, terraforming Mars and the search for life beyond Earth.
▶The architecture of a Moon VillageGary Barnhard
▶Terraforming Mars: robots will pave the wayAntony Fucilla
▶The hunt for life on MarsUlrich KöhlerSpace economy & resources
Asteroid mining, solar power from orbit, data centers in space and the rise of NewSpace.
▶Asteroid capture and miningRuida Xie
▶Space-based solar power and the new space industryGhanim Alotaibi
▶Data centers in space: an updateAlberto CavalloSpace medicine & human factors
What space does to the human body and mind, and how to keep people healthy beyond Earth.
▶Effects of microgravity on human healthThais Russomanno
▶Ionising radiation in space: safeguarding human lifeAlessandro Bortoloni
▶Space pharmacology and medicineSusan JewellSpace policy, debris & governance
Who governs the Moon? Space debris, the Kessler syndrome, astropolitics and space law.
▶A healthy space environment: avoiding the Kessler syndromeQuentin Parker
▶Astropolitics: the human relationship to the space enterpriseEligar Sadeh
▶A global policy framework for communities beyond EarthSteven WolfeSpace art, culture & philosophy
Why go to space at all? Art, culture, history and the philosophy of the space age.
▶Why art in space?Sabine Heinz
▶Space RomanticismMarie-Luise Heuser
▶The Nutshell Kings: roots of resistance to space settlementMilan M. ĆirkovićAbout the channel
The Space Renaissance YouTube channel is run by Space Renaissance International, a nonprofit founded in 2008 to promote the expansion of civilization into space. It hosts the Space Renaissance Academy webinars, talks from our World Congresses, and special events — all free to watch.
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