Interdisciplinary conversations about our space future.
Space Forward examines our future in space, discerning science fiction from science fact. Through insightful conversations with forward-thinking visionaries, we deconstruct the challenges and opportunities for space exploration, breaking down complex concepts into first principles.
Who owns what on the moon?
Legally nobody, according to the United Nation’s Outer Space Treaty. With space agencies and private companies poised to launch a multitude of lunar missions in the coming decades, the principles of the 1967 treaty will be put to the test. How will we mediate the many stakeholders destined for the moon? For answers, we turn to space lawyer Antonino Salmeri, who specializes in the governance of space resources and lunar activities.
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From flag planting to moon police, tune in to our latest episode with Antonino Salmeri to discover how we are shaping legal frameworks for exploring the moon.
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What are the latest scientific methods in the search for technosignatures?
Blast off with Jason Wright, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State and director of the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center. We delve into the latest scientific methods to search for technosignatures or evidence of extraterrestrial technologies beyond Earth. Listen in as we discuss the relevance of the Drake Equation and the Kardashev Scale in today’s search for ETIs, the significance of discerning Earth’s technosignatures, and the latest predictions to identify an extraterrestrial technosignature within our lifetime!
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Will extraterrestrial, self-replicating robotic systems pave the way for building a sustainable industrial lunar ecology?
Now that NASA and other space agencies are focused on returning humans to the lunar surface, researchers like Professor Alex Ellery, Chair of Space Robotics and Space Technology at Carleton University, are developing new robotic autonomous systems capable of operating in extreme conditions like the moon. Ellery advocates for self-replicating machines, not as an eccentric, science fiction concept, but as a viable solution for creating a sustainable industrial lunar ecology, whereby precious lunar resources like ice and regolith are recycled and reused for successive, future generations.
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Discover our emerging Digital Earth that delivers real-world solutions from climate change to human rights abuses.
Professor Thomas Blaschke’s research has contributed to a better understanding of humanity’s global impact, from predicting destructive landslides and urban traffic jams to tracking illegal deforestation and human rights abuses. Listen now and discover advancements toward building an emerging Digital Earth and the potential to develop a new field of academic inquiry, Astroinformatics!
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