ApolloAthena l 古心安
@apollo8athena.bsky.social
International Space Law Dork
Coffee addicted, Anxiety riddled university student in
🇺🇳 International Relations
🌏 Global Development
⚖️ Law & Society
Pluralism & Global Citizenship
Sustainability Studies
Coffee addicted, Anxiety riddled university student in
🇺🇳 International Relations
🌏 Global Development
⚖️ Law & Society
Pluralism & Global Citizenship
Sustainability Studies
I have received a lot of questions about why we should even bother discussing these ideas about outer space, when most of these ideas and issues will be so far away and we have so many other issues to deal with here now?
To them I say this:
To them I say this:
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I have received a lot of questions about why we should even bother discussing these ideas about outer space, when most of these ideas and issues will be so far away and we have so many other issues to deal with here now?
To them I say this:
To them I say this:
Gravity terrified people because it wasn’t fantasy, it was physics. A single collision becomes a chain reaction, and suddenly low Earth orbit is a deathtrap. This forces us to ask how we govern an environment where one mistake can cripple every satellite and every nation? #SpaceDebris #AstroPolitics
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Gravity terrified people because it wasn’t fantasy, it was physics. A single collision becomes a chain reaction, and suddenly low Earth orbit is a deathtrap. This forces us to ask how we govern an environment where one mistake can cripple every satellite and every nation? #SpaceDebris #AstroPolitics
I have waited oh so long…
In preparation for the #nasa #artemis 2 #mission to the #moon, the #orion crew module was lifted onto the SLS. Read more on our website about the mission including its #launch date and goals.
#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science #spacescience #picture
#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science #spacescience #picture
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I have waited oh so long…
From Arrival, we learn that communication, not conquest can be the ultimate survival tool. Maybe the best “space defense” policy isn’t a weapon system, but a language. Space law begins where mutual understanding does. #DiplomacyInSpace #SciFiWisdom
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
From Arrival, we learn that communication, not conquest can be the ultimate survival tool. Maybe the best “space defense” policy isn’t a weapon system, but a language. Space law begins where mutual understanding does. #DiplomacyInSpace #SciFiWisdom
We are witnessing and living through the tipping point right now… what will it take to make any actual meaningful changes?
Do we really want to wait until the point of no return (which some argue we are already at/past) before we course adjust?
Do we really want to wait until the point of no return (which some argue we are already at/past) before we course adjust?
The Amazon rainforest now produces more carbon emissions than it removes from the atmosphere.
The Race to Save the Amazon: Top Brazilian Scientist Says Rainforest Is at “Tipping Point”
As we broadcast from the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, we are joined by one of Brazil’s most prominent scientists, Carlos Nobre, who says the Amazon now produces more carbon emissions than it...
www.democracynow.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We are witnessing and living through the tipping point right now… what will it take to make any actual meaningful changes?
Do we really want to wait until the point of no return (which some argue we are already at/past) before we course adjust?
Do we really want to wait until the point of no return (which some argue we are already at/past) before we course adjust?
WALL-E shows a future where humanity outsources care to machines and abandons stewardship. If space debris grows unchecked, we might get our own orbital junkyard. Sustainability clauses in space treaties are no longer optional. #SpaceDebris #EcoSpaceLaw
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
WALL-E shows a future where humanity outsources care to machines and abandons stewardship. If space debris grows unchecked, we might get our own orbital junkyard. Sustainability clauses in space treaties are no longer optional. #SpaceDebris #EcoSpaceLaw
District 9 flips the the typical alien encounter colonial lens, Earth becomes the oppressor. A powerful reminder that our first contact protocols must reflect humility, not hierarchy. “Universal jurisdiction” should mean universal respect. #PostcolonialSpace #SciFiFutures
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
District 9 flips the the typical alien encounter colonial lens, Earth becomes the oppressor. A powerful reminder that our first contact protocols must reflect humility, not hierarchy. “Universal jurisdiction” should mean universal respect. #PostcolonialSpace #SciFiFutures
From Gattaca to Altered Carbon, sci-fi warns of genetic and class stratification. As space travel becomes privatized, will access to orbit mirror Earth’s inequalities? The law must democratize, not corporatize, the cosmos. #EquitableSpace #SpacePolicy
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
From Gattaca to Altered Carbon, sci-fi warns of genetic and class stratification. As space travel becomes privatized, will access to orbit mirror Earth’s inequalities? The law must democratize, not corporatize, the cosmos. #EquitableSpace #SpacePolicy
Dune isn’t necessarily just a myth, it’s a manual on resource imperialism. The spice can = water, data, or Helium-3. Space law must prevent future “Arrakis” scenarios by embedding equity and benefit sharing into any lunar or asteroid resource regime. #SciFiFutures #SpaceJustice
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Dune isn’t necessarily just a myth, it’s a manual on resource imperialism. The spice can = water, data, or Helium-3. Space law must prevent future “Arrakis” scenarios by embedding equity and benefit sharing into any lunar or asteroid resource regime. #SciFiFutures #SpaceJustice
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The sustainable management of lunar natural and cultural heritage: suggested principles and guidelines. 🧪 🏺 🔭
GEGSLA – The sustainable management of lunar natural and cultural heritage: suggested principles and guidelines. – Moon Village Association
moonvillageassociation.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The sustainable management of lunar natural and cultural heritage: suggested principles and guidelines. 🧪 🏺 🔭
In Interstellar, Earth’s collapse forced migration to the stars. Real-world lesson? Sustainability on Earth determines sustainability beyond it. Space law can’t ignore climate law, they’re two sides of the same coin of planetary stewardship. #AstroPolitics #Sustainability
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In Interstellar, Earth’s collapse forced migration to the stars. Real-world lesson? Sustainability on Earth determines sustainability beyond it. Space law can’t ignore climate law, they’re two sides of the same coin of planetary stewardship. #AstroPolitics #Sustainability
“The Martian” shows cooperation beats sovereignty. In reality, Mars colonization will undoubtedly strain the Outer Space Treaty’s ban on national appropriation. Can shared survival in fiction inspire real multilateral frameworks for resource-sharing? #SpaceGovernance
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“The Martian” shows cooperation beats sovereignty. In reality, Mars colonization will undoubtedly strain the Outer Space Treaty’s ban on national appropriation. Can shared survival in fiction inspire real multilateral frameworks for resource-sharing? #SpaceGovernance
Star Trek’s Prime Directive isn’t just fiction, it is a prototype for a non-interference norm. As we eye lunar mining or contact scenarios, should we adopt a “Cosmic Directive” in space law to protect nascent ecosystems, or potential life itself? #SpaceEthics #SciFiFutures
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Star Trek’s Prime Directive isn’t just fiction, it is a prototype for a non-interference norm. As we eye lunar mining or contact scenarios, should we adopt a “Cosmic Directive” in space law to protect nascent ecosystems, or potential life itself? #SpaceEthics #SciFiFutures
Sci-fi is our policy lab. Before lawyers or diplomats, storytellers mapped the ethics of the stars. #TheExpanse taught us that space politics = resource politics. Can we design treaties that prevent “Belters vs. Earthers” before it begins? #SpaceLaw #AstroPolitics
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Sci-fi is our policy lab. Before lawyers or diplomats, storytellers mapped the ethics of the stars. #TheExpanse taught us that space politics = resource politics. Can we design treaties that prevent “Belters vs. Earthers” before it begins? #SpaceLaw #AstroPolitics
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DOGE coming for NASA is interesting as there are so many Muskbros in the international space community.🧪 #PlanetSci
What is Elon Musk's relationship with NASA as DOGE arrives at space agency
Musk's DOGE is about to audit one of the agencies that has secured him billions in contracts over the last decade.
www.newsweek.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
DOGE coming for NASA is interesting as there are so many Muskbros in the international space community.🧪 #PlanetSci
Because that has worked so well at the supreme court?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
White House Says Musk Will Police His Own Conflicts of Interest
The White House said Elon Musk, the billionaire leading President Donald Trump’s government cost-cutting efforts, will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal s...
www.bloomberg.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Because that has worked so well at the supreme court?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“Preparing for the storm ahead” and planning on “Riding out the Trump years” are two opposing and fair responses.
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas...
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas...
China’s Trump Strategy
Beijing is preparing to take advantage of disruption.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“Preparing for the storm ahead” and planning on “Riding out the Trump years” are two opposing and fair responses.
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas...
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas...
Happy 29th birthday to Mewtwo! 🥳🎉🎊
February 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Happy 29th birthday to Mewtwo! 🥳🎉🎊
Democracy and rule of law is more fragile than we think…
Brilliant New York Times Opinion piece on how authoritarianism begins, with interviews from people who have lived through the early and mid stages of it.
Highly recommend the watch
youtube.com/watch?v=X_D-...
Brilliant New York Times Opinion piece on how authoritarianism begins, with interviews from people who have lived through the early and mid stages of it.
Highly recommend the watch
youtube.com/watch?v=X_D-...
youtube.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Democracy and rule of law is more fragile than we think…
Brilliant New York Times Opinion piece on how authoritarianism begins, with interviews from people who have lived through the early and mid stages of it.
Highly recommend the watch
youtube.com/watch?v=X_D-...
Brilliant New York Times Opinion piece on how authoritarianism begins, with interviews from people who have lived through the early and mid stages of it.
Highly recommend the watch
youtube.com/watch?v=X_D-...
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Reposted by ApolloAthena l 古心安
Reposted by ApolloAthena l 古心安
'The Moon was dead and on its corpse the space billionaires started planning their conquest of the solar system.’
From Gorman 2025 How we let the Moon die, and why it isn’t dead. In Mythologies of Outer Space, University of Calgary Press. Image credit: Brenton Edwards.
From Gorman 2025 How we let the Moon die, and why it isn’t dead. In Mythologies of Outer Space, University of Calgary Press. Image credit: Brenton Edwards.
January 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
'The Moon was dead and on its corpse the space billionaires started planning their conquest of the solar system.’
From Gorman 2025 How we let the Moon die, and why it isn’t dead. In Mythologies of Outer Space, University of Calgary Press. Image credit: Brenton Edwards.
From Gorman 2025 How we let the Moon die, and why it isn’t dead. In Mythologies of Outer Space, University of Calgary Press. Image credit: Brenton Edwards.