Reclaiming Space

Description

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

Table of contents

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