SPI Director, Dr. Scott Pace, was published in the Journal of Space Safety Engineering, a quarterly publication of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS).
His article, Alternative Futures for Crewed Space Cooperation After the International Space Station, considers the centrality of the International Space Station (ISS) in international human spaceflight cooperation, its diminishing technical viability, and prospective futures for crewed operations.
These alternatives include extending the ISS, participating in the Chinese Space Station, creating multiple smaller government and private platforms for human habitation, focusing on human missions to the Moon and Mars, or ceasing participation in human space exploration altogether.
Dr. Pace’s article evaluates the feasibility and attractiveness of these options for spacefaring states, and identifies the key technical, economic, and policy uncertainties that are likely to shape the future of human space exploration after the ISS.
