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To Each According to Their Space-Need: Communes in Outer Space 各取所需外层空间公社

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Space Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2023.101592

Kelly L. Weinersmith , Zach A. Weinersmith , Ran Abramitzky , John Lehr

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Decolonized Religions as Social Forces Within Space Settlements 作为太空定居点内社会力量的非殖民化宗教

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2023.101596

Daniel Capper

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SPACECAST 2020 twenty-nine years on: The legacy of a 1994 Air Force white paper seen through contemporary American planetary defense SPACECAST 2020》问世 29 年了：从当代美国行星防御看 1994 年空军白皮书的遗产

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2024.101610

Alyse Beauchemin , Linda Billings , Lindley Johnson

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Solutions Looking for Problems? How Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences can Inform the Space Sector 寻找问题的解决方案？人文、艺术和社会科学如何为太空领域提供信息

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2023.101595

Basil P. Tucker , Hank C. Alewine

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An Assay on The Hobbesian Trap and Axioms of First Contact 对霍布斯陷阱和首次接触公理的分析

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Space Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2023.101581

Steven J. Firth

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A U.S. Perspective on Deterrence and Geopolitics in Space 美国对太空威慑和地缘政治的看法

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2023.101565

Scott Pace

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Everybody's Business to Know About Space: Cross-Disciplinarity and the Challenges of the New Space Age 每个人都应该了解太空:跨学科和新太空时代的挑战

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2023.101573

Basil P. Tucker , Hank C. Alewine

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A Case for Nature in Long-Haul Space Exploration 长途太空探索中的自然案例

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Space Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2023.101575

Jason A. Kaufman , T. Elliott Floyd , Andrew Lenartz

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Moving to Mars: The Feasibility and Desirability of Mars Settlements 走向火星：火星定居的可行性和可取性

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Space Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2023.101590

Mikko M. Puumala , Oskari Sivula , Kirsi Lehto

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To What Extent Will Space Debris Impact the Economy? 空间碎片将在多大程度上影响经济？

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2023.101580

Wataru Nozawa , Kenichi Kurita , Tetsuya Tamaki , Shunsuke Managi

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