SRI Newsletters
Dear Space Friends, Today let me attract your attention to the SRI 4th World Congress, an online event held every five years. The 2026 session is titled “Quality of Life, on Earth and Beyond”, and will take place from 30 June to 4 July. The Congress scope is the development of a space policy suitable
SRI 4th World Congress: some key topics Read More »
Space Renaissance International (SRI) is a Permanent Observer at the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). We are currently advocating for: Ownership of resources removed from in place (being considered by the COPUOS Working Group on the Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activity); Permanent advisory status for the private sector in
SRI NEWSLETTER – “WE SPEAK FOR THE SETTLERS!” Read More »
As the geopolitical climate shifts, we increasingly hear warmongering pronouncements that tend to resurrect popular sentiments we naïvely believed had been buried by history.Among these is the claim that Europe is weak and cowardly, unwilling to cross the threshold between adolescence and adulthood. Maturity, according to this narrative, demands rearmament and a head-on confrontation with
THE BRAVE AND THE COWARDS – SRI Newsletter December 2025 Read More »
Artificial Intelligence and Civilian Space Development: A Call for Synergy, Not Substitution! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rising at an extraordinary speed, emerging as an entirely new industrial pillar. Leading corporations—NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet—are achieving unprecedented revenue growth, reshaping global markets in just a few years. According to market analysts, the global AI market is likely
SUPPORT “HI” EVERYWHERE! – SRI Newsletter November 2025 Read More »
Humanity stands at a crossroads. Our beautiful Earth, cradle of all we know, is straining under the weight of nearly 8.5 billion people. Environmental degradation, social inequity, and resource scarcity deepen by the day. We are reaching the limits of a single-planet civilization. We can face this challenge in two ways. Some will cling to
SHALL WE DANCE IN FREE-SPACE? A CHOICE OF FREEDOM! Read More »
Human civilization stands at a critical juncture. Global crises—wars, nationalism, cultural decline, and environmental degradation—are worsening our quality of life and blocking pathways for progress, particularly for younger generations. If unchecked, this trajectory could lead to collapse. Civilian Space Development offers a viable alternative. By expanding into outer space, humanity can open new frontiers for
“QUALITY OF LIFE, ON EARTH AND BEYOND” THE IV SRI WORLD CONGRESS HAS BEEN LAUNCHED! Read More »
Press and Public Infonote For immediate Release (22 June) –o– rescheduled 23 June same time –o– The Space Renaissance 4 All Gallery (www.sr4allgallery.com) is an international initiative, to carry a Science-Technology-Art-Partnerships payload into lowEarth orbit, where it will circle the planet before returning for scientific study and public engagement. The Gallery is inside Nyx capsule of
PLANTING THE UNITED NATIONS FLAG ON THE MOON: A PROPOSAL FOR HUMANITY As we prepare to return to the Moon, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment in history. This moment holds the potential to redefine the values and aspirations that guide our collective journey. The first lunar landing in 1969 was a monumental achievement,
GROWING GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND SINKS THE GREEN TRANSITION. SPACE TRANSITION IS NEEDED. In a recent interview with an Italian radio, prof. Emanuele Leonardi, researcher and economist at the University of Bologna, has discussed many clear concepts, dealing with the status of the Green Transition, why it doesn’t work, and why it never started working. Hereafter
[“Astronaut-fish” – image generated by https://app.runwayml.com/ ] An intense discussion is now going on at the International Seabed Authority (ISA), starting in March 2024, and proceeding up to August, for its various instances, committees, and general assembly.The most critical point concerns the call for licenses, which are being advanced by several commercial mining entities, to
MINING THE SEA OR MINING THE SKY? Read More »
