FutureSpace Research Project
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FutureSpace investigates how practices of European integration shape Europe’s future in outer space and vice versa. FutureSpace is a 5-year ERC-funded research project at the Department of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Vienna.
Thank you for the wonderful experience and for organising such a fantastic symposium Xiao-Shan Yap, Ori Morales Hernández, Blake Harvey, #EuropeanResearchCouncil (ERC) 🚀 🚀 🚀
#ERC #EarthSpaceGovernance #SpacePolicy #EuropeanSpacePolicy #UtrechtUniversity #STS #SSOS
#ERC #EarthSpaceGovernance #SpacePolicy #EuropeanSpacePolicy #UtrechtUniversity #STS #SSOS
November 22, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Thank you for the wonderful experience and for organising such a fantastic symposium Xiao-Shan Yap, Ori Morales Hernández, Blake Harvey, #EuropeanResearchCouncil (ERC) 🚀 🚀 🚀
#ERC #EarthSpaceGovernance #SpacePolicy #EuropeanSpacePolicy #UtrechtUniversity #STS #SSOS
#ERC #EarthSpaceGovernance #SpacePolicy #EuropeanSpacePolicy #UtrechtUniversity #STS #SSOS
(cont'd) We gave a presentation on Futuring Practices and Conflicting Temporalities in European Space Policy-Making and gave a short, yet insightful Foresight Workshop on the futures of Earth-Space-Governance. (more>>)
#EuropeanSpacePolicy #Europe #SpacePolicy #UtrechtUniversity #STS #SSOS
#EuropeanSpacePolicy #Europe #SpacePolicy #UtrechtUniversity #STS #SSOS
November 22, 2024 at 1:55 PM
(cont'd) We gave a presentation on Futuring Practices and Conflicting Temporalities in European Space Policy-Making and gave a short, yet insightful Foresight Workshop on the futures of Earth-Space-Governance. (more>>)
#EuropeanSpacePolicy #Europe #SpacePolicy #UtrechtUniversity #STS #SSOS
#EuropeanSpacePolicy #Europe #SpacePolicy #UtrechtUniversity #STS #SSOS
What a first year it’s been! Thank you to the #EuropeanResearchCouncil and the #UniversityOfVienna for all the support. Looking forward to the remaining 4 years of the FutureSpace research project 🎉
#STS #SSOS #SpacePolicy #Europe #ERC #ESA #OuterSpace
#STS #SSOS #SpacePolicy #Europe #ERC #ESA #OuterSpace
November 22, 2024 at 1:43 PM
What a first year it’s been! Thank you to the #EuropeanResearchCouncil and the #UniversityOfVienna for all the support. Looking forward to the remaining 4 years of the FutureSpace research project 🎉
#STS #SSOS #SpacePolicy #Europe #ERC #ESA #OuterSpace
#STS #SSOS #SpacePolicy #Europe #ERC #ESA #OuterSpace
(cont'd) It was a wonderful event and we truly enjoyed the chance to spend two days exchanging with peers in the social and cultural studies of outer space!
We are also happy to share that the next EOS conference will be hosted by ourselves at the #UniversityOfVienna. Stay tuned!
#STS #SSOS #EOS
We are also happy to share that the next EOS conference will be hosted by ourselves at the #UniversityOfVienna. Stay tuned!
#STS #SSOS #EOS
November 22, 2024 at 1:40 PM
(cont'd) It was a wonderful event and we truly enjoyed the chance to spend two days exchanging with peers in the social and cultural studies of outer space!
We are also happy to share that the next EOS conference will be hosted by ourselves at the #UniversityOfVienna. Stay tuned!
#STS #SSOS #EOS
We are also happy to share that the next EOS conference will be hosted by ourselves at the #UniversityOfVienna. Stay tuned!
#STS #SSOS #EOS
This September, we participated at the annual Ethnographies of Outer Space (EOS) conference, presenting our work on topographies of Earth-space relations. This year was hosted by the ARIES team at #JagiellonianUniversity in Krakow. (more>>)
#EthnographiesOfOuterSpace #EOS #STS #SSOS
#EthnographiesOfOuterSpace #EOS #STS #SSOS
November 22, 2024 at 1:39 PM
This September, we participated at the annual Ethnographies of Outer Space (EOS) conference, presenting our work on topographies of Earth-space relations. This year was hosted by the ARIES team at #JagiellonianUniversity in Krakow. (more>>)
#EthnographiesOfOuterSpace #EOS #STS #SSOS
#EthnographiesOfOuterSpace #EOS #STS #SSOS
(cont'd) Through a Causal Layered Analysis, 13 participants explored in-depth the challenges and opportunities in Europe’s space future.
We’re so grateful to all who contributed, laying the foundation for further research and dialogue on Europe’s strategic space autonomy.
#ESA #ESPI #STS #SSOS
We’re so grateful to all who contributed, laying the foundation for further research and dialogue on Europe’s strategic space autonomy.
#ESA #ESPI #STS #SSOS
November 22, 2024 at 1:37 PM
In September we held our first Strategic Foresight Workshop, focusing on the Future(s) of European Launchers and Strategic Autonomy. #ESPI Director Hermann Ludwig Moeller delivered a keynote, setting the stage for insightful discussions. (more>>)
#Europe #ESA #StrategicAutonomy #STS #SSOS
#Europe #ESA #StrategicAutonomy #STS #SSOS
November 22, 2024 at 1:37 PM
(cont'd) Philipp reflects on how this European absence in For All Mankind mirrors real concerns about Europe's space autonomy, aligning with observations from the FutureSpace project’s research on European stakeholders’ fears of lagging behind.
#Europe #OuterSpace #EuropeanSpacePolicy #STS #SSOS
#Europe #OuterSpace #EuropeanSpacePolicy #STS #SSOS
November 22, 2024 at 1:36 PM
(cont'd) Philipp reflects on how this European absence in For All Mankind mirrors real concerns about Europe's space autonomy, aligning with observations from the FutureSpace project’s research on European stakeholders’ fears of lagging behind.
#Europe #OuterSpace #EuropeanSpacePolicy #STS #SSOS
#Europe #OuterSpace #EuropeanSpacePolicy #STS #SSOS
In September, in an article published in Imaginary Papers, a newsletter by the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, FutureSpace member Philipp Kürten analyzed the TV series For All Mankind, focusing on Europe's absence in its alternate-history space race. (more>>)
November 22, 2024 at 1:34 PM
In September, in an article published in Imaginary Papers, a newsletter by the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, FutureSpace member Philipp Kürten analyzed the TV series For All Mankind, focusing on Europe's absence in its alternate-history space race. (more>>)
(cont'd) Moderated by Dr. Barbara Imhof, space architect and co-founder of LIQUIFER, the talk was part of the LIQUIFER exhibition series “Living Beyond Earth: Architecture for Extreme Environments.”
November 22, 2024 at 1:33 PM
(cont'd) Moderated by Dr. Barbara Imhof, space architect and co-founder of LIQUIFER, the talk was part of the LIQUIFER exhibition series “Living Beyond Earth: Architecture for Extreme Environments.”
In June, FutureSpace researcher Joseph Popper joined Reinhard Tlustos (Austrian Space Forum) in an open conversation at Galerie RAUMINHALT in Vienna. They shared and explored different methods and approaches to creating space simulations and staging Mars on Earth. (more>>)
#AustrianSpaceForum
#AustrianSpaceForum
November 22, 2024 at 1:33 PM
In June, FutureSpace researcher Joseph Popper joined Reinhard Tlustos (Austrian Space Forum) in an open conversation at Galerie RAUMINHALT in Vienna. They shared and explored different methods and approaches to creating space simulations and staging Mars on Earth. (more>>)
#AustrianSpaceForum
#AustrianSpaceForum
In a June episode of the Edition Zukunft podcast, Nina Klimburg-Witjes explained why a new global race for space has begun, whether Europe could lose out to other countries and companies and what space missions have to do with colonial history.
Listen here: (German)
#NewSpaceRace #Europe #STS
Listen here: (German)
#NewSpaceRace #Europe #STS
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Jetzt anhören: Die Wissenschafterin Nina Klimburg-Witjes spricht über die Rolle Europas im Weltraum und über den neuen globalen Wettlauf ums All
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November 22, 2024 at 1:32 PM
In a June episode of the Edition Zukunft podcast, Nina Klimburg-Witjes explained why a new global race for space has begun, whether Europe could lose out to other countries and companies and what space missions have to do with colonial history.
Listen here: (German)
#NewSpaceRace #Europe #STS
Listen here: (German)
#NewSpaceRace #Europe #STS
(cont'd) Our visiting scholar Matúš Babják wrote a poignant analysis of the current situation of the European space industry, and our researchers Phillip Kürten and Kai Strycker also contributed to the text.
Read the full summary below:
#UnitedNations #UN #SGAC #Europe #STS #SSOS
Read the full summary below:
#UnitedNations #UN #SGAC #Europe #STS #SSOS
FutureSpace: European Integration and the future of Europe’s Presence in Outer Space
FutureSpace: European Integration and the Future of Europe´s Presence in Outer Space
By: Matúš Babják, Kai Strycker, Philipp Kürten
The impact of space infrastructure on societal, economic, polit...
spacegeneration.org
November 22, 2024 at 1:30 PM
In June, our researchers, as members of the #UN affiliated Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) that represents university students and young professionals, collaborated to write a summary for the SGAC newsletter about the FutureSpace Project and its ambitions. (more>>)
#SGAC
#SGAC
November 22, 2024 at 1:28 PM
(cont'd) At the #COMEST hearing, Nina provided insights on the future governance and sustainability challenges related to Space Exploration.
#Sustainability #STS #SSOS #UNESCO #OuterSpace #SpaceExploration
#Sustainability #STS #SSOS #UNESCO #OuterSpace #SpaceExploration
November 22, 2024 at 1:27 PM
(cont'd) At the #COMEST hearing, Nina provided insights on the future governance and sustainability challenges related to Space Exploration.
#Sustainability #STS #SSOS #UNESCO #OuterSpace #SpaceExploration
#Sustainability #STS #SSOS #UNESCO #OuterSpace #SpaceExploration
In May, Nina Klimburg-Witjes was invited to the Expert Hearing for the #UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Science and Technology (COMEST), Working Group on the Ethics of Astro-biological Research and Human Expansion in Outer Space. (more>>)
#OuterSpace #COMEST #Astrobiology
#OuterSpace #COMEST #Astrobiology
November 22, 2024 at 1:26 PM
In May, Nina Klimburg-Witjes was invited to the Expert Hearing for the #UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Science and Technology (COMEST), Working Group on the Ethics of Astro-biological Research and Human Expansion in Outer Space. (more>>)
#OuterSpace #COMEST #Astrobiology
#OuterSpace #COMEST #Astrobiology
CoFUTURES studies the recent proliferation of fiction based on ethnic, cultural, or national identity as take-off points for imagining possible futures despite their globally-spread locations of production. We learned a lot and look forward to more exciting things to come!
Check out CoFUTURES:
Check out CoFUTURES:
CoFUTURES | Home
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November 22, 2024 at 1:24 PM
CoFUTURES studies the recent proliferation of fiction based on ethnic, cultural, or national identity as take-off points for imagining possible futures despite their globally-spread locations of production. We learned a lot and look forward to more exciting things to come!
Check out CoFUTURES:
Check out CoFUTURES:
In May, FutureSpace went to Oslo for a 2-day workshop with colleagues from the ERC funded project CoFUTURES to present and discuss our interests, methodologies and potential synergies to explore multiple futures in the making!
#FutureSpace #CoFUTURES #ERC
#FutureSpace #CoFUTURES #ERC
November 22, 2024 at 1:23 PM
In May, FutureSpace went to Oslo for a 2-day workshop with colleagues from the ERC funded project CoFUTURES to present and discuss our interests, methodologies and potential synergies to explore multiple futures in the making!
#FutureSpace #CoFUTURES #ERC
#FutureSpace #CoFUTURES #ERC
In May, team leader Nina Klimburg-Witjes introduced the FutureSpace project in a keynote talk at a Doctoral Colloquium of the #TechnicalUniversityOfMunich, presenting interests, themes, and experiences from the team’s ongoing research at that time, as well as personal reflections on academic life.
November 22, 2024 at 1:22 PM
In May, team leader Nina Klimburg-Witjes introduced the FutureSpace project in a keynote talk at a Doctoral Colloquium of the #TechnicalUniversityOfMunich, presenting interests, themes, and experiences from the team’s ongoing research at that time, as well as personal reflections on academic life.
As part of the programme booklet for the new production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s “The Physicists” at the Landestheater Niederösterreich, Julia Engelmayer conducted an interview with Nina Klimburg-Witjes on the question “What visions of the future is our research based on?”
Read the full interview:
Read the full interview:
Auf welchen Zukunftsvorstellungen basiert unsere Forschung? - Interview with Nina Klimburg-Witjes - FutureSpace
As part of the programme booklet for the new production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s “The Physicists” at the Landestheater Niederösterreich, Julia Engelmayer conducted an interview with Nina Klimburg-Wit...
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November 22, 2024 at 1:20 PM
As part of the programme booklet for the new production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s “The Physicists” at the Landestheater Niederösterreich, Julia Engelmayer conducted an interview with Nina Klimburg-Witjes on the question “What visions of the future is our research based on?”
Read the full interview:
Read the full interview:
(cont'd) The panel explored the impact of satellite service disruptions on research and daily life, the interconnection of terrestrial and extraterrestrial sustainability, and how space pollution and geopolitics influence one another.
#STS #SSOS #SpacePollution #Geopolitics #Sustainability
#STS #SSOS #SpacePollution #Geopolitics #Sustainability
November 22, 2024 at 1:19 PM
(cont'd) The panel explored the impact of satellite service disruptions on research and daily life, the interconnection of terrestrial and extraterrestrial sustainability, and how space pollution and geopolitics influence one another.
#STS #SSOS #SpacePollution #Geopolitics #Sustainability
#STS #SSOS #SpacePollution #Geopolitics #Sustainability
In April, Nina Klimburg-Witjes, along with Xiao Shan Yap (EPFL) and Claudia Röösli (University of Zurich), addressed the challenges of near-Earth space congestion at “The Future of Near-Earth Space” conference hosted by the Istituto Svizzero. (more>>)
#NearEarthSpace #STS #SSOS
#NearEarthSpace #STS #SSOS
November 22, 2024 at 1:18 PM
In April, Nina Klimburg-Witjes, along with Xiao Shan Yap (EPFL) and Claudia Röösli (University of Zurich), addressed the challenges of near-Earth space congestion at “The Future of Near-Earth Space” conference hosted by the Istituto Svizzero. (more>>)
#NearEarthSpace #STS #SSOS
#NearEarthSpace #STS #SSOS