Commentary

If you have ever experienced a disability on Earth, whether permanent or temporary, you know that the social and physical environment around you can help or hinder your involvement in everyday life.

In an era defined by information and discovery, Africa emerges as the cradle of humanity’s origin and a promising player in the future of space exploration, as illustrated by the recent Nexus Nairobi event. While Africa faces resource challenges in space exploration, its diverse and energetic population is eager to connect its ancient past to…

If you are no longer on Earth, what is a disability? Because you’re weightless, you no longer need those appendages, any more than a dolphin does.

By Frank White As SpaceX, Virgin, and Blue Origin begin to offer spaceflights to people who are not trained astronauts, the question has arisen as to where space begins and who is really an astronaut? NASA set the boundary of space at 50 miles (80 km) above the surface of the Earth. This definition allowed…

Earth is humanity’s first space community. What is, or will be, the next space community?

As a member of the Oneida Nation, part of the Iroquois Confederacy, Hawk knows all too well what a colonial mindset can bring forth, because his ancestors experienced it firsthand. He fervently hopes that Indigenous involvement in the space industry will mitigate the harm that would be done by an exploitative approach to the solar…