We’ve heard it over and over again. “Why are we spending billions of dollars shooting people into space when we have problems right here on Earth?” It’s the oldest and most frequent argument against space flight. Let’s explore the answer. Why are we spending billions of dollars shooting people into space when we have problems right here on Earth? Can space flight help to solve those problems? Click here. (9/13)
FIU Plans Symposium on Air & Space Law (Source: FIU)
The FIU Law Review invites participation from scholars and practitioners (in the public and private sector) to illustrate the intersection between the law and issues impacting aviation and space law. The FIU Law Review is hosting a related symposium on February 20, 2015. In conjunction with this event, the FIU Law Review aims to create a special interdisciplinary issue that provides a forum for discourse between scholars and practitioners to discuss emerging issues in the field of aviation and space law. Click here. (9/15)
Democratizing the Overview Effect (Source: Virgin)
The overview effect, as you may know, is a shift in awareness that many astronauts report feeling upon viewing the Earth from space: the entire fragile planet, all borders and boundaries dissolute, a pale blue dot suspended in isolation. These lucky few report being consumed by a vast and protective empathy for the planet and a yearning for peace and cooperation among all people, and the feeling never leaves them.
Drones can democratize the overview effect. The scale is obviously magnitudes smaller but the principle is the same. They remind us that the truly remarkable thing is not looking up to marvel at the technology of a balloon or airplane or spaceship, it’s really what happens when you are up, and looking down. Click here. (9/15)
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