Space & ethics: Cofounder of JustSpace Alliance, Astrophysics Engineer at Universe Sandbox, Author of Off-Earth: Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Spacehttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3mq2vkxbirk2sDo you have thoughts on how we can build a just and ethical future in space? The JustSpace Alliance is currently accepting pitches for paid guest posts for our newsletter. https://justspacealliance.substack.com/p/call-for-pitches-seeking-new-guest07 Jul 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2vkxbirk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3mq2vkxbirk2sDo you have thoughts on how we can build a just and ethical future in space? The JustSpace Alliance is currently accepting pitches for paid guest posts for our newsletter. https://justspacealliance.substack.com/p/call-for-pitches-seeking-new-guest07 Jul 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2vkxbirk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3lzjauspfcc27Some late commentary on the claim that we (the U.S.) need to send a nuclear reactor to “claim” a spot on the Moon before China does: NASA needs a better argument to convince me it’s worth it. And I would have thought I’d be easy to convince! https://open.substack.com/pub/makingnewworlds/p/the-missing-argument-for-the-lunar https://open.substack.com/pub/makingnewworlds/p/the-missing-argument-for-the-lunar?r=1dd41&utm_medium=ios23 Sep 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjauspfcc27https://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3lzjauspfcc27Some late commentary on the claim that we (the U.S.) need to send a nuclear reactor to “claim” a spot on the Moon before China does: NASA needs a better argument to convince me it’s worth it. And I would have thought I’d be easy to convince! https://open.substack.com/pub/makingnewworlds/p/the-missing-argument-for-the-lunar https://open.substack.com/pub/makingnewworlds/p/the-missing-argument-for-the-lunar?r=1dd41&utm_medium=ios23 Sep 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjauspfcc27https://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3lmuprjcctt2gI was interviewed some time ago for a documentary exploring how humans will raise children in space. It was a great experience and a fascinating topic. But I cannot in good conscience recommend the final film. https://open.substack.com/pub/makingnewworlds/p/space-ethics-documentaries-and-ai15 Apr 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmuprjcctt2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3l5mkwvyawz2fOoh, my book is now available in paperback! (Also in hardcover, audio, and… Mandarin Chinese!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2024 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5mkwvyawz2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3kpx3sf5psi2hI’ll be at Massachusetts Space Week on April 21, watching the excellent Moon (2009) and then leading a follow-up discussion on space ethics. If you’ll be in the neighborhood, consider registering and joining us! https://brattlefilm.org/film-series/space-week-film-festival/12 Apr 2024 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3kpx3sf5psi2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3kiay7gnaqa2cThe abstract deadline for JustSpace's Environmental Justice in Space Workshop is Jan 31! We're looking for 10-minute, prerecorded talks about your concerns for the future of the space environment, and/or what we can learn from environmental activists on Earth: bit.ly/ejis-workshop https://bit.ly/ejis-workshop05 Jan 2024 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3kiay7gnaqa2chttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3kg2rcxajpo2aMy book, Off-Earth: Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space, is now available as an audiobook! Narrated by April Doty, Off-Earth is available everywhere audiobooks are sold.08 Dec 2023 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3kg2rcxajpo2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3kftdi36yk32jMy latest newsletter post digs into the recent Reuters piece on workplace injuries at SpaceX to ask: What extra risks do space industry workers face due to the pervasive belief that companies pursuing space colonization are "saving humanity"? https://makingnewworlds.substack.com/p/worker-safety-in-the-private-space05 Dec 2023 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3kftdi36yk32jhttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3k6nz3isln62bHi new followers! I have a newsletter where I write about building a better future in space and on Earth. Today, the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission inspired me to explore exciting upcoming missions from non-NASA space agencies around the world: https://makingnewworlds.substack.com/p/space-agencies-around-the-world05 Sep 2023 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3k6nz3isln62bhttps://bsky.app/profile/erikanesvold.com/post/3k466f4ra4u25Finally made a Bluesky account last night, and an hour later, lightning struck the building I was in and the ceiling exploded. Not sure exactly how to interpret that…04 Aug 2023 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:onwlurxotm2nt7exap3t6cus/app.bsky.feed.post/3k466f4ra4u25