The Overview Effect: A Review
One can’t knock around the space world for long without bumping into the Overview Effect. Its ubiquity is a sign of Frank White’s success in... Read more →
Skyfall: Peter Siebold’s Battle for Survival
Within seconds of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo breaking up above the Mojave Desert, pilot Peter Siebold was free falling to Earth. His survival... Read more →
Space Safety Magazine Issue 10, Fall 2014
The 10th issue of Space Safety Magazine looks back to the history of space medicine, explores today's suborbital flight risks, and peeks at the dual... Read more →
Extreme Solar Weather
Although asteroid or comet strikes can inflict enormous damage—as the dinosaurs certain found out some 65 million years ago—the probabilities of... Read more →
Creative Uses for Satellite Images Proliferate with Increased Access
The evolution of technology used for space is incredible and mindboggling all in the same breath. With access to space cheaper and easier than ever,... Read more →
Cosmic Hazards: The Threat of Asteroids and Comets
Absolutely the worst assumption that people tend to make is that cosmic hazards are remote and that they remain the same over time. When I mention... Read more →