Satellites and rockets, launched into space by the hundreds for decades, are left as space junk when they no longer work. It is estimated that millions of pieces of debris of various sizes are orbiting the Earth right now. Even a small chunk of debris is travelling fast enough to damage or even destroy a […]
Are we ready to go to space? Hear from leading experts about the ethics and legal implications of exploring, colonizing, and living in outer space. We'll be joined by Michelle Hanlon, a space lawyer and co-founder of For All Moonkind, Kelly Weinersmith, space settlement experent and author of A City on Mars, and many more! […]
The Museum’s Home Beyond Earth exhibit expands its orbit and invites visitors to enter a futuristic life-size space station module—the TESSERAE Space Habitat Pavilion. The 20-foot high dome pavilion is a full-scale mock-up of the TESSERAE self-assembling space habitat designed to sustain and enrich life in orbit. Created in Cambridge, Mass. by Aurelia Institute, the […]