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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What happens when humanity moves from visiting space to living and working there? Our new issue explores reproduction beyond Earth, the future space workforce, commercial stations, Artemis, space economics, governance – and whether humans are really ready to stay. Print and digital - out now.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Love this cover for the latest issue of The Spectator (US and international edition)! And I'm looking forward to reading the article by David Whitehouse. Frankly though, a human mission to Mars is probably still in the realms of a TinTin adventure. Isn't it?

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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Concentrations of dangerous pollutants from rocket launches and satellite reentries in Earth's upper atmosphere might reach treacherous tipping points if millions of orbiting data centers get launched in the next decade, experts say. #space #sustainability #climate www.space.com/space-explor...

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SpaceX wants to put 1 million AI satellites in orbit. What would that do to Earth's climate?

"There seems, in my opinion, to be very little consideration for the environment."

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

TBH Adam most politicians just don't seem to have a clue what to do. It's just too big. It's a kind of 'reverse denial' manifesting itself as the inability to act.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

With AI hitting the headlines all the time now, I'm surprised more people haven't discovered The Sentient Ones by @authorbnugent.bsky.social Gritty & thought-provoking, it feels ever more relevant & uncomfortably plausible every day. Sometimes fiction gets there before reality. #Booksky #future

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

CURIOSITY HAS BEEN ON MARS FOR 14 YEARS!! HAPPY LANDIVERSARY CURIOSITY!!

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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The 77th International Astronautical Congress, the world’s largest space event, is heading to Antalya, Türkiye, from 5–9 October 2026. Explore the programme at a glance and see the key sessions and events shaping this year’s Congress. Secure your place today! www.iafastro.org/events/iac/i...

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IAF : International Astronautical Congress 2026

The IAC 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye! 5 - 9 October 2026

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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Secure your place at IAC 2026 and benefit from Early Bird rates - Join the global space community in Antalya, Türkiye, from 5–9 October 2026. #IAC2026 @iafastro @iac2026antalya

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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Interesting and rewarding first day at the European Space Economy summit in Lisbon. Space industry veteran Rick Tumlinson warned that Europe risks falling behind in the global space race without bolder ambition and reform. Report by @simpsonclive.bsky.social on link. room.eu.com/news/europe-...

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Europe at the edge of a new world

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Great to meet up again with space entrepreneur Rick Tumlinson @rocketrick.bsky.social in Lisbon today at the European Space Economy Summit - he has an article in the current issue of ROOM Space Journal based on his new book Why Space?

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I first joined the BIS as a teenager & later was privileged to serve as assistant editor & then editor of 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙁𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 magazine. To see my novel on the society's library shelves is an honour - especially given the Society’s long-standing commitment to the idea that imagination shapes the future.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The trillion-dollar space race is hitting reality: Mars fades, the Moon takes centre stage and an industry once fuelled by hype is being forced to grow up fast – by politics, commercial pressure and the hard limits of the real world. simcomm.blogspot.com/2026/04/spac...

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Space dreams crash back to Earth

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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Step into the spotlight at GLOC 2026! Connect with global space leaders, present your innovations, and engage with Africa’s dynamic space community. Secure your sponsorship or exhibition space now – limited opportunities available! #GLOC2026 #iafastro

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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Our Spring 2026 issue is about to be published. Lot's of great space industry content and comment coming your way! Here's a preview of the front cover - another creative masterpiece from our talented design team.

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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The International Space University has just launched the world’s first fully online Master’s degree in Space Research - a bold step toward making advanced space education globally accessible. room.eu.com/news/isu-lau...

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ISU launches world’s first online space research Master's degree

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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Researchers at the University of Manchester have developed a new modelling approach that embeds collision risk into the earliest stages of Earth observation satellite design. #spacedebris #ManchesterUniversity #sustainability room.eu.com/news/new-too...

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New tool could reduce collision risk for EO satellites

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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Registration for GLOC2026 is now open. Join the global space & climate community in Kigali, Rwanda, from 2-4 June 2026, as experts, researchers, policymakers come together to explore how space-based data supports climate resilience. #GLOC2026 #iafastro Link: www.iafastro.org/events/globa...

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

NASA has updated its potential launch window for its delayed Artemis II Moon mission and is now targeting 6-11 March. It's a moving feast and further updates will follow. Photo by Jacques van Oene at Kennedy Space Center.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Beautiful shot this morning of the Artemis II stack as seen from the VAB at Kennedy Space Center by @roomspacejournal.bsky.social photo-journalist Jacques Van Oene. Go NASA!

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 19/01/2026

🚀 NASA's moonbound Artemis II rocket is on its launch pad! The SLS vehicle and Orion spacecraft, with its European Service Module, rolled out from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building and reached Launch Pad 39B on Saturday (pic: ESA/S.Corvaja). go.nasa.gov/4qtbMDh @exploration.esa.int

NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen backdropped by blue sky at KSC's Launch Complex 39B in Florida

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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

There random covers. It's all about style, impact and telling a story...

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 16/01/2026

📸 This week's #EarthFromSpace is a #Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of iceberg A23A, captured in December 2025 over the South Atlantic Ocean. 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/01/Earth_from_Space_The_fate_of_a_giant @esaearth.esa.int

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Just in from the printer – the exciting new issue of ROOM Space Journal!

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Another Brexit curve ball - this time it's orbital... My take from EU Space Forum in Brussels on what new EU Space Act might mean for UK space industry. No room for "constructive ambiguity". @chrisgrey.bsky.social #EUSpaceAct #Brexit #UKspace #spacepolicy simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/07/post...

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Post-Brexit UK faces realities of EU Space Act

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 21/06/2025

Solar storms are increasingly threatening our life on Earth We live in the Sun’s atmosphere and space weather is closer than you think; solar storms can have serious impacts on our life on Earth @cliftop.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

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Solar storms are increasingly threatening our life on Earth

We live in the Sun’s atmosphere and space weather is closer than you think; solar storms can have serious impacts on our life on Earth

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ROOM Space Journal @roomspacejournal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

A prototype IVF incubator has been launched to test key functions in orbit, marking an important step toward realising ARTIS (Assisted Reproductive Technology In Space). room.eu.com/news/milesto...

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Milestone in space reproduction as IVF prototype successfully tested in orbit

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Is the space age dream is turning toxic? In my latest blog - how pollution from defunct satellites is threatening Earth’s atmosphere. simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/05/spac... #sustainability #environment #satellites

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Space junk poison

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to make uncontrolled return to Earth, probably around 10 May. The chance of it actually hitting someone or something is small but cannot be completely ruled out. Watch out for falling debris! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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Soviet-era spacecraft expected to plunge uncontrolled to Earth next week

Kosmos 482, weighing 500kg, was meant to land on Venus in the 1970s but it never made it out of orbit because of a rocket malfunction

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

This is such a great launch photo! ULA's Atlas V launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites into orbit from the Florida coast (28 April). It's part of Amazon’s initiative to deliver global broadband internet from space and will be a rival to Elon Musk's Starlink.

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

You might be interested in this which I penned for a bit of fun a few years ago - an imaginary meeting with the first spaceman! @roomspacejournal.bsky.social @markstewart2001.bsky.social simcomm.blogspot.com/2016/02/gaga...

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Gagarin and his hat

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