Jul 4, 2026 | Space Medicine
By Jessica D’Urbano Image Credit: Pioneers of the Cosmos by Adrianna Allen, Grand Prize Winner of the National Space Society’s 2016 Space Settlement Student Art Contest Space settlement is often framed as a problem of rockets, habitats, and resource extraction....
Jun 27, 2026 | Commercial Space, Space Tourism
By Michael N. Daily, APR. Image Source: OpenAI ChatGPT(2026) For generations, humanity looked toward the stars and imagined what it would be like to leave Earth behind, if only for a brief moment. Space travel existed primarily in the realm of government astronauts,...
Jun 26, 2026 | Commercial Space, Lunar Bases, Mars Missions, Space Development, Space Settlement
By William Halal. First published as “The Coming Space Age: Forecasts from the TechCast Project,” in Angus Hooke (ed), Technological Breakthroughs and Future Business Opportunities in Education, Health, and Outer Space (IGI Global, 2021). [The volatile nature of...
Jun 20, 2026 | Cislunar Space, Lunar Economy, Space Development, Space Economics
By George Pullen The Problem with Destination Thinking The Apollo program treated the Moon as a finish line. Get there, plant the flag, come home. That paradigm served its political purpose, but it is structurally incapable of producing sustainable economic activity....
Jan 28, 2026 | Space Development, Lunar Bases, Space Policy
By Chisom Agali, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, University of North Texas Abstract Humanity stands at a pivotal moment in space exploration: under the Artemis Program, the Moon is no longer merely a destination for symbolic landings, but a launching point...
