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ROOM Space Journal of Asgardia is an international forward-looking space magazine covering all aspects of space exploration, business, technology, space law and philosophy, space literature and art. Visit our website for more: www.room.eu.com
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Just in from the printer – the exciting new issue of ROOM Space Journal!
September 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Saying goodbye to my favorite astronaut
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August 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Another Brexit curve ball - this time it's orbital...

My take from EU Space Forum in Brussels on what new EU Space Act might mean for UK space industry.

No room for "constructive ambiguity".

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#EUSpaceAct #Brexit #UKspace #spacepolicy

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Post-Brexit UK faces realities of EU Space Act
Topical comment and travel writing
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July 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Solar storms are increasingly threatening our life on Earth

We live in the Sun’s atmosphere and space weather is closer than you think; solar storms can have serious impacts on our life on Earth

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Solar storms are increasingly threatening our life on Earth
We live in the Sun’s atmosphere and space weather is closer than you think; solar storms can have serious impacts on our life on Earth
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June 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Study shows that extreme events are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more severe.

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Nasa data reveals dramatic rise in intensity of weather events
Extreme events such as floods and droughts are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more severe, study says
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June 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A prototype IVF incubator has been launched to test key functions in orbit, marking an important step toward realising ARTIS (Assisted Reproductive Technology In Space).

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Milestone in space reproduction as IVF prototype successfully tested in orbit
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June 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Is the space age dream is turning toxic?

In my latest blog - how pollution from defunct satellites is threatening Earth’s atmosphere.

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#sustainability #environment #satellites
Space junk poison
Topical comment and travel writing
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May 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to make uncontrolled return to Earth, probably around 10 May.

The chance of it actually hitting someone or something is small but cannot be completely ruled out.

Watch out for falling debris!

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Soviet-era spacecraft expected to plunge uncontrolled to Earth next week
Kosmos 482, weighing 500kg, was meant to land on Venus in the 1970s but it never made it out of orbit because of a rocket malfunction
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May 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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This is such a great launch photo!

ULA's Atlas V launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites into orbit from the Florida coast (28 April).

It's part of Amazon’s initiative to deliver global broadband internet from space and will be a rival to Elon Musk's Starlink.
April 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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You might be interested in this which I penned for a bit of fun a few years ago - an imaginary meeting with the first spaceman!
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Gagarin and his hat
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April 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Not saying the massive #electricity outages currently causing problems across #𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 and #𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗹 were instigated by a solar storm...

But could be in the future.

It's something we ignore at our peril.

Read more in my blog 'Forecasting the unpredictable'.

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Forecasting the unpredictable
Topical comment and travel writing
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April 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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🌳🛰️ Our groundbreaking Biomass satellite lifted off on Vega-C #VV26 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 10:15 BST/11:15 CEST on 29 April. The satellite is designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle.
Biomass launched to count forest carbon
ESA’s groundbreaking Biomass satellite, designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle, has been launched. The satellite lifted off ...
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April 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Thanks for the re-post, Nick. Much appreciated.
April 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Want to know more about the history of a British think-tank that in many ways beat NASA to the moon with designs for lunar spacecraft and spacesuits? Don’t miss your chance to get the updated story. tinyurl.com/yxrhyzp8 @stevesalmon.bsky.social @artistburns.bsky.social #BritishInterplanetarySociety
April 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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You may not have thought about it but space weather is an increasing threat to our global infrastructures...
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Forecasting the unpredictable
Topical comment and travel writing
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April 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Space isn’t neutral – it reflects the values of those who shape it.

Responding to the Guardian's Blue Origin oped my latest blog asks who really gets to dream, decide and define progress beyond Earth?

#SpacePolicy #Feminism #BlueOrigin #SpaceForAll #Asgardia

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Feminism at the final frontier
Topical comment and travel writing
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April 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The world is changing - fast.

And, as I write in the editorial of the Spring issue of 𝘙𝘖𝘖𝘔 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭, shifting geopolitics are reshaping space too.

Trump’s latest trade announcements may accelerate that transformation.

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Shaping space for the future
Topical comment and travel writing
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April 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The Spring issue of ROOM Space Journal is about the land!

You can't miss our stunning and provocative cover – challenging perceptions and opening new frontiers of debate.

A magazine for the global space business and anyone interested in space exploration.

#ROOMSpace #SpaceJournal #FutureSpace
March 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Oh dear. I’ve heard it all now. NASA drops plan to land first woman and first person of colour on Moon to appease Trump directives.

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Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon
Promise was central plank to space agency’s Artemis program, which is scheduled to return humans to the lunar surface in 2027
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March 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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The 2nd successful flight of #Ariane6 marks a significant milestone in Europe's journey towards enhanced autonomous access to space. Ariane 6 is a bedrock of this endeavour, paving the way for a promising future for European space activities, alongside Vega-C and new launchers on the horizon.
🚀 Liftoff for Ariane 6 from Europe's Spaceport!

Ariane 6 carries the CSO-3 satellite for DGA & CNES on behalf of the French Air and Space Force's Space Command.
March 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A new era of space exploration with a growing fleet of companies scrambling to reach the lunar surface has opened up with the successful landing on the Moon of Firefly Aerospace's private space mission Blue Ghost 1 yesterday.
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Blue Ghost lander operations underway on lunar surface
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March 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM