Reclaiming Space

Progressive and Multicultural Visions of Space Exploration

James S.J. Schwartz, Linda Billings, Erika Nesvold (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

392 Seiten

2023
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-760479-3 (ISBN)

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Reclaiming Space is an innovative study of space travel's history, legitimacy, and future. The NewSpace movement that presently dominates spaceflight culture is characterized by distinctly Western, free-market capitalist values and associated with the space ambitions of the super-wealthy. This book exists to incubate, illuminate, and illustrate a more diverse and inclusive conversation about space exploration. Reclaiming Space asks: What would space exploration be like if we prioritized, or even simply acknowledged, the perspectives and value systems of individuals who are disabled, aren't white, aren't male, or aren't characteristically Western in their values? What can these perspectives teach us all about space exploration and its value (or even its potential for harm) that cannot be easily recognized or appreciated under the NewSpace status quo? And what should we be doing differently when it comes to space exploration?

The twenty-seven original essays in this volume provide much needed perspective on space exploration by offering counterpoints to mainstream thinking about space. Essays address subjects such as the history and development of spaceflight culture, both within and outside the United States; the impact of science fiction and space art on how we conceptualize space; diverse cultural narratives and responses to space; and the ways space exploration might be leveraged in support of repairing injustices. Reclaiming Space also considers what our responsibilities might be as a spacefaring species in the distant future. Contributors include academics who research space exploration, spaceflight culture, space ethics, and space policy, as well as space artists and authors of award-winning science and speculative fiction. Written for space enthusiasts of all backgrounds, Reclaiming Space is an engaging, provocative volume of essays showcasing the perspectives of women, persons of color, and others who are typically left out of discussions of space exploration.

James S.J. Schwartz is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wichita State University. They are a leading researcher of the philosophy and ethics of space exploration. Their most recent book is The Value of Science in Space Exploration (Oxford University Press, April 2020). Linda Billings is a consultant to NASA's astrobiology and planetary defense programs in the Planetary Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. She is also Director of Communications for the Center for Integrative STEM Education at the National Institute of Aerospace in Hampton, Virginia. Erika Nesvold is an astrophysicist and developer for the Universe Sandbox, a gravity simulation. She is the creator and producer of a thirteen-part podcast series called Making New Worlds, which discusses ethical issues in space settlement. In 2018, she co-founded the JustSpace Alliance, a non-profit organization with a mission to create a more inclusive and ethical future in space.

Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword. By Lori Garver
Preface
List of Contributors

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Reclaiming Space. By James S.J. Schwartz, Linda Billings, and Erika Nesvold

Part 1: The Evolution and History of Spaceflight
Chapter 2: Neoliberalism: Problematic. Neoliberal Space Policy? Extremely Problematic. By Linda Billings
Chapter 3: Space from Afar: From Africa Across the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. By Mukesh Chiman Bhatt
Chapter 4: Cold Warrior Magic, Africana Science, and NASA Space Religion, Part One: Laura Nader's Contrarian Anthropology for Afrofuturist Times. By Edward C. Davis IV
Chapter 5: Global Participation in the "Space Frontier." By Alan Marshall
Chapter 6: Phrenology in Space: Legacies of Scientific Racism in Classifying Extraterrestrial Intelligence. By William Lempert

Part 2: The Art of Envisioning Space
Chapter 7: The Language of Space. By Mary Robinette Kowal
Chapter 8: Spacefaring for Kinship. By Vandana Singh
Chapter 9: Opportunities to Pursue Liberatory, Anticolonial, and Antiracist Designs for Human Societies Beyond Earth. By Danielle Wood, Prathima Muniyappa, and David Colby Reed
Chapter 10: African Space Art as a New Perspective on Space Law. By Saskia Vermeylen and Jacque Njeri
Chapter 11: Embodiment in Space Imagery: Beyond the Dominant Narrative. By Daniela de Paulis and Chelsea Haramia
Chapter 12: Appreciating What's Beautiful About Space. By James S.J. Schwartz

Part 3: Cultural Narratives and Spaceflight
Chapter 13: Sacred Space: Decolonization Through the Afrofuture. By Ingrid LaFleur
Chapter 14: Sherpas on the Moon: The Case for Including "Native Guides" in Space Exploration. By Deana L. Weibel
Chapter 15: Indigeneity, Space Expansion, and the Three-Body Problem. By Tony Milligan
Chapter 16: On Loving Nonliving Stuff. By Daniel Capper
Chapter 17: Reclaiming Space: On Hope in a Jar, a Bear in the Sky, and the Running Red Queen. By Kathryn Denning

Part 4: Being Accountable in the Present
Chapter 18: Contact Zones and Outer Space Environments: A Feminist Archaeological Analysis of Space Habitats. By Alice Gorman
Chapter 19: Occupy Space: Will Disabled People Fly? By Sheri Wells-Jensen
Chapter 20: Protecting Labor Rights in Space. By Erika Nesvold
Chapter 21: Reclaiming Lunar Resources: Paving the Way for an International Property Rights Regime for Outer Space. By Ruvimbo Samanga
Chapter 22: Starlink or Stargazing: Will Commerce Outshine Science? By Tanja Masson-Zwaan
Chapter 23: Creating a Culture of Extraterrestrial Environmental Concern. By William R. Kramer

Part 5: Visions of the Further Future
Chapter 24: Desire, Duty, and Discrimination: Is There an Ethical Way to Select Humans for Noah's Ark? By Evie Kendal
Chapter 25: Deconstructing and Re-Privileging the Education System for Space. By Janet de Vigne
Chapter 26: Astrobioethics Considerations Regarding Space Exploration. By Octavio Chon-Torres
Chapter 27: Greening the Universe: The Case for Ecocentric Space Expansion. By Andrea Owe
Chapter 28: Will Posthumans Dream of Humans? A Message to Our Dear Post-Planetary Descendants. By Francesca Ferrando

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.02.2023
Zusatzinfo	18
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	242 x 163 mm
Gewicht	671 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	0-19-760479-X / 019760479X
ISBN-13	978-0-19-760479-3 / 9780197604793
Zustand	Neuware