Novara FM: The New Space Race Is an Arms Race
How worried should we be about the ever-growing arsenals of space weapons?
Tag: space
ACFM: Microdose: Space Forces With Fred Scharmen
Keir Milburn and author Fred Scharmen explore the desire to create new worlds in space.
ACFM: #ACFM Trip 19: Space
What does space mean to the left? The gang go boldly, with music from Hawkwind and Gil-Scott Heron.
ACFM: #ACFM Microdose: Spatial Equality With Pooja Agrawal
Nadia Idle explores the future of public space with architect and planner Pooja Agrawal.
Opinion: Wannabe-Bond Villain Billionaires Are Launching Us Into a New Era of Cosmic Colonialism
Joe Duffy
We need to stop billionaires from privatising and monopolising space. And even more urgently, we need to dismantle the economic system that has put them on the precipice of doing so, writes Joe Duffy.
Opinion: Filth: Space Junk Is Always Somebody Else’s Problem – But Eventually Someone Is Going to Have to Clean It Up
Eleanor Penny
As the Silicon Valley space race speeds up, we must solve the problem of space junk, writes Eleanor Penny. From Elon Musk's flashy satellites to the detritus of past Soviet missions, our stratosphere is clogging up. Unless organisations of accountability are formed, it could soon spell disaster.
Rooftopping: The Right to the City
Annie Lord
For some, rooftopping, or urban exploring, is a radical practice, a way of reclaiming public space and turning the city into a site of play. However, others argue it has been co-opted by the logic of capital, resulting in the sacrifice of progressive politics for sponsorship deals and social media fame.
Make It So: 5 Factors of a 24th Century Post-Capitalist Future
Anon Trekkie
Following last week's #imoBastani dispatch, 'Fully Automated Luxury Communism', many viewers got in touch with their thoughts on the possibilities for a post-capitalist future and what that might entail. Among the more creative contributions was this anonymous submission, inspired by the 24th century universe of, er, Star Trek...