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Is current space law equipped to handle a new era of shifting power structures in space? The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript

This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Ukraine invasion threatens international collaboration in space – is current space law equipped to handle a new era of shifting power structures?, published on April 27, 2022.

The Conversation

Look! Webb Telescope captures 5 different, dazzling views of a nearby galaxy

New alignments mean the telescope will be poised to perform science investigations soon.

Inverse

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

A week after the new crew arrives, the three Americans and German they're replacing will return to Earth in their own SpaceX capsule.

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SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires

The Independent UK

Marvel's "Moon Knight" night sky plot device gets a strange cosmic phenomenon right

In the recent episode, Marc Spector and Knoshu turn back time while Layla plots the data. The magical scene isn't that far from the science reality, minus the magic.

Inverse

Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth

Even during times of conflict on the ground, space has historically been an arena of collaboration among nations. But trends in the past decade suggest that the nature of cooperation in space is shifting, and fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted these changes.

The Conversation

Mind that satellite! The mission to clean up dangerous space junk

As soon as we left the planet, we began leaving rubbish in orbit. Now it is putting space stations and astronauts at risk. What can be done about the millions of pieces of debris?

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European Space Agency Stops Cooperation with Russian Lunar Missions

The European Space Agency on Wednesday ended cooperation with Russia on three missions to the Moon due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, following a previous decision to do the same for a Mars mission. The ESA said it would "discontinue cooperative activities" on Luna-25, 26 and 27, a series of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war threatens space exploration

New U.S. sanctions on Russia will encompass Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos

Salon

Pluto: 'recent' volcanism raises puzzle – how can such a cold body power eruptions?

Pluto, the Solar System’s largest dwarf planet, just became even more interesting with a report that icy lava flows have recently covered substantial tracts of its surface. In this context, “recently” means probably no more than a billion years ago. That’s old, of course – and there is no suggestion…

The Conversation

The Future of the International Space Station Looks Dire

For 30 years the U.S.-Russia partnership at the ISS was above it all. Now the U.S. finds itself in need of a friend, not a foe.

Businessweek

Russian space chief says cooperation with Europe now impossible

Russia's space director said on Thursday that Europe had wrecked cooperation by imposing sanctions against his agency, and rockets that were meant to launch European satellites would now be used for Russian companies or countries friendly to Moscow.

Reuters

Moon Or Bust: European Space Agency To Build Training Center To Prepare Astronauts For Moon Missions

The center will mimic conditions on the moon as accurately as possible.

Zenger

European Space Agency suspends €1bn Mars mission with Russia

The ESA has commissioned a study of how to get ExoMars off the ground without Roscosmos involvement

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Inverse

Spotted! Webb Telescope photobombs an European space observatory's deep space image

The James Webb Space Telescope is a landmark in humanity's space exploration. Here's what you need to know about the European Space Agency’s latest photo.

Inverse

Russian invasion of Ukraine derails a vital mission to find alien life on Mars

The war in Ukraine and subsequent international sanctions on Russia have forced the European Space Agency to suspend collaboration with Russia on missions to space.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Study Finds 1,800 Instances of Huge Methane Emissions between 2019-20

Last month, scientists working with data from Tropomi, a monitoring instrument onboard the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-5 satellite, published some startling findings, according to The Guardian. The team reported that it had found about 1,800 instances of huge releases of methane (more than 25 tons an hour) into the atmosphere…

The Independent UK

Europe's joint Mars mission with Russia postponed by war

The European Space Agency says the launch this year of a joint mission with Russia to Mars is now “very unlikely” due to sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine

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Daily Mirror

Unmanned spacecraft which gets oxygen from moon rocks could lead to 'lunar village'

The European Space Agency has made an £840,000 deal to make a blueprint for a new machine which extract oxygen from moon rocks meaning the resources would be in place to create lunar villages

The Independent UK

European Space Agency issues update on Russia’s involvement in ISS and Mars missions

The European Space Agency has said it is ready to “take decisions” about its cooperation with Russia on space projects, in a new statement.

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: The European Space Agency on moon shot Artemis, the first landing since ‘72

Plus, a frozen hunt is on for world’s most challenging shipwreck

Inverse

How putting humans into hibernation could help astronauts travel to Mars

The European Space Agency has researched how bear-like human hibernation could enable ambitious proposals for Mars, like SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's planned city.

Inverse

Ariane 6: European Space Agency targets launch before end of 2023

While the December 25 launching of the James Webb Space Telescope was a triumph for the ESA Ariane 5 launch vehicle, it will cap its career. The Ariane 6 cometh

Inverse

Ariane 6 vs. SpaceX: How the rockets stack up

The European Space Agency is planning to use the Ariane 6 for a variety of missions. Here's what you need to know.

Inverse

ESA exoplanet hunter PLATO: Mission, launch date, primary goal

The European Space Agency's upcoming PLATO exoplanet mission just cleared an important hurdle, clearing telescope's further development toward a 2026 launch.

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