Social Studies of Outer Space

A research network joining social scientists working on topics related to Outer Space

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

Nasa 'Earthrise' astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash https://t.co/coR4yX8eU6

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

Looking for an online space to get your writing on outer space done? Check out the Outer Space Coworking Cafe, organised by Anton Nikolotov @winter_noumenon. More info can be found on our website: https://t.co/iwT8gGZMW7

[ETHNO-ISS @ETHNOISS]

SYMPOSIUM: Extra-terrestrial ethnographies: Fieldwork for the new space age
18 and 19 September 2023
In-person at @UCLanthropology, London
Co-hosted by @ETHNOISS and @ssosnetwork

Register and find further info below 🛰️
@UCLOuterSpace @UCLSpaceDomain

https://t.co/W95PJzVNTS

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

'Space in Time: From the Heavens to Outer Space', 12–13 October 2023 at the Warburg Institute @Warburg_News More info here: https://t.co/GmEeTVWYiv

[Nina Klimburg-Witjes @WitjesNina]

🚨Fully funded Ph.D.&Post-Doc vacancies in my #ERC project #FutureSpace @STSvienna! Join us to explore the relations btw. infrastructures, Europ. integration & envisioned space futures🚀Apply: June 15! #STS #SocialStudiesOfOuterSpace #Ariane6. More info:https://t.co/MzaTtsZctS

[Denis Sivkov @SendiVovkis]

Third and penultimate NYU Space Talk of the spring 2023 season coming up on Wednesday, 19 April 2023: anthropologist Denis Sivkov on amateurs and children in space. To register 📷https://t.co/VUJxmXeiN5

[ETHNO-ISS @ETHNOISS]

CALL FOR PAPERS
Extra-terrestrial ethnographies: Fieldwork for the new space age
18 and 19 Sept 2023

Symposium hosted by ETHNO-ISS at @UCLanthropology in conjunction with @ssosnetwork

250-word abstracts due 23 June to Giles Bunch
https://t.co/buQLWaUwQG

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

CfP: Extra-terrestrial Ethnographies: Fieldwork for the New Space Age - a symposium we are co-organising @ucl @UCLanthropology with @ETHNOISS on 18-19 September 2023. If you would like to present, please submit 250-word abstracts to Giles Bunch (see pic for email) by 23 June 2023

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

https://t.co/B2bKpQQTei

[University of Exeter News @UniofExeterNews]

A photo direct from the historic #SpaceportCornwall @SpaceCornwall #launch, taken by Dr Alexander R. E. Taylor @alexretaylor from @ExeterComms, who has been conducting fieldwork on the transformation of the South West into a space hub #StartMeUp #LaunchUK #LaunchCornwall

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

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[Alexander R. E. Taylor | aretaylor.bsky.social @alexretaylor]

Greetings from the #SpaceportCornwall #Launch 🛫 at Newquay Airport in Cornwall! @SpaceCornwall @Newquay_Airport @VirginOrbit #StartMeUp #LaunchUK #LaunchCornwall

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

🎉 Congratulations @WitjesNina - excited to see this timely and important project develop!

[Nina Klimburg-Witjes @WitjesNina]

Time for champagne & lift-off! My project FutureSpace has been selected for an ERC Starting Grant! I am beyond grateful, super excited, and still a bit speechless #ERCStG @ERC_Research

[Chi Randu @fchemura]

On 9th November 2022, 12:30 – 14:00 GMT, I will be chairing this talk which takes a theological perspective on space law and technology. Register @spaceinafrica1 @officialesss @SANSA7 @ssosnetwork @SpaceAgencyKE @SpaceX @spacegovuk @S_D_O_S @IntDev_OU @OU_EEE

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

📢 New article could be of interest to the social studies / geographies of outer space community! 👇 🔭

[Alexander R. E. Taylor | aretaylor.bsky.social @alexretaylor]

Happy to announce that my chapter on space weather infrastructure in the arctic is out now (open access) in "More than 'Nature'", edited by @DorisFriedrich, Markus Hirnsperger and Stefan Bauer. https://t.co/ZH3giLP7v7

[New School Policy and Design for Outer Space @nspdos]

📡Transceiver - Oct 2022📡

How do post-Soviet nations use space tech to cultivate their identity, and what effects are Russia's recent aggressions having on those efforts?

Join @nbekus (@UniofExeter) at 12pm ET on Oct 13 to learn more:

https://t.co/IzvUJFdupv

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

Great line up of speakers for the fall 2022 NYU Space Talks: History, Politics and Astroculture lecture series from @actgeppert @ArtsandScience @nyuniversity! For further details and to RSVP, please consult https://t.co/aHeYshaJXa

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

If you're interested in contributing to the #SSOSNetwork blog check out the 'Write for Us' page on our website! https://t.co/kSAgzzZ1Fs

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

Check out the latest post on the #SSOSNetwork blog - 'Turkish – Emirati Partnership Goes Extra-Terrestrial'. Yasin Yildirim from @karatekinUni and @ASBUedu discusses recent efforts from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to advance their space activity. https://t.co/dduhYITuRs

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

Co-authored by @juanbatfran and @pcastano - Framing the Futures of Australia in Space: Insights from Key Stakeholders Stakeholders is the core output of the project Australia a Space faring Nation: Imaginaries and Practices of Space Futures. https://t.co/dK9dpjxsaS

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

... @inga_pop, @jstpwalsh from @ISSarchaeology, @EllieTheElement, @MarijaIsailov11, @inga_pop, @Spidernautics, @V_Marcheselli and Makar Tereshin from @ETHNOISS @UCLOuterSpace!

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

🚀 We're excited about the #SSOSmeetsESA workshop today! ☄️ It is taking place at #ESTEC @ESA_nl, with generous funding from @esa and @STSeasst. Thanks to @alexretaylor and @markmccaughrean for organising!

[Social Studies of Outer Space @ssosnetwork]

We've got a great line-up of talks for #SSOSmeetsESA from space studies scholars, including @vidmarmatjaz, @NinaWitjes, @TuttonRichard, @alexretaylor, @MichaelClormann, @jstpwalsh, @EllieTheElement, @MarijaIsailov11...