Archive - Planetocracy

Our Future Habitat in Space

Starting to put some solid numbers on our first stepping stone in Earth orbit.

Jul 20 •

June 2025

Mass Value Report for June 2025

Is the space revolution slowing down, or just resting for a moment?

Jun 30 •

Perspective on a Failure

Another Starship lost - is the program in trouble, or can SpaceX bounce back?

Jun 20 •

A Draft Roadmap for European Colonisation of Space

I am from a country and a continent facing decline. To reverse it and take our place in the stars we need bold moves.

Jun 8 •

Jared Isaacman and the Fate of NASA

With the surprise withdraw of a popular nominee for NASA Administrator, I ponder what could have been.

Jun 5 •

Mass Value Report for May 2025

How is the path to building an interplanetary civilisation looking?

Jun 1 •

May 2025

April 2025

The Underview Effect

Women travel to space, encounter green eyed monster.

Apr 20 •

Rethinking the Kardashev Scale

We need better resolution on the problem.

Apr 13 •

Polar Explorers

The Fram2 mission is the first human mission to a polar orbit. There will be more.

Apr 11 •

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