How does copyright work in space?, Economist “The song “Space Oddity” is under copyright protection in most countries, and the rights to it belong to Mr Bowie. But compulsory-licensing rights in many nations mean that any composition that has been released to the public (free or commercially) as an audio recording may be recorded again and sold by others for a statutorily defined fee, although it must be substantively the […]

Keith’s note: Canada’s Chris Hadfield’s use of social media and other aspects of education and public outreach while on orbit has been masterful – even transcendent – and sets a new bar for others to strive for on future missions. Oh wait: NASA is eliminating Education and Public Outreach. Nevermind. NASA no longer cares about these things. And Charlie Bolden agrees with this change in focus and wants to abandon […]

Canadian Space Agency in Negotiations for Future Launch Access to the Space Station, SpaceRef.ca “This week’s news that veteran Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield was going to be the first Canadian to command the International Space Station while spending six months onboard also meant that Canada has used up its last available contracted launch seat to the International Space Station (ISS). And since Canada has no launch capability of its own, […]

Canadian Space Agency to Announce Milestone Astronaut Mission Tomorrow, SpaceRef Canada “It is expected that the Canadian Space Agency will announce that veteran Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will be introduced as the first Canadian Commander of an expedition to the International Space Station. Earlier this year we reported that Hadfield would most likely fly to the International Space Station in November of 2012 as a member of Expedition 34. He […]