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Pets in spaaaaace

Sigourney Ripley plays Ellen Ripley in the 1979 film Alien, with Jones the cat

Animals in space don’t have a happy history, but more than half of humans share their lives with an animal companion. Space pets will be a thing, even if they’re rarely found in science fiction. Laika and her doomed Soviet space dog chums, the NASA chimps, and the countless small animals sent to experience things […]

Tags a fire upon the deep, artificial intelligence, battlestar galactica, cats, doctor who, ethics, iss, mice, nasa, pets, robots, science fiction, space pets, spaceflight, star trek, star wars, the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, vernor vinge, worldbuilding

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Space archaeology: how to make the future look alive

Post author By Alexander Lane
Post date 15/11/2023
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The crew of the Nostromo relax in 1979's Alien

Space archaeology is a real job, but how did it combine with the sci-fi classic Alien to help me write better characters? Next time you’re watching a film or TV show set in the future, see how many personal items you can find. I’ll wager it’s very few. Real life isn’t like that. Our cars, […]