Space XX

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As countries and powerful companies compete in a new space race, humanity's future is being decided right now - and women are being left out.

Outer space, once imagined as a global commons of cooperation and discovery, is increasingly seen as a 'warfighting domain'. Privatisation and patriarchy are concentrating wealth and power among a broligarchy of entrepreneurs looking to the stars to manifest their earthly destiny.

Elise Stephenson led world-first research into gender in the space sector across more than 80 countries. In Space XX, she talks to almost 1000 pioneering women, men, trans and non-binary people - from astronauts to engineers to ethicists - from Australia's first female astronaut to its Space Agent One, from the US Space Force to NASA - uncovering a story of inequality, exclusion and denigration of women in STEM. She also charts a better way forward: practical, evidence-based ideas for a world that allows all humanity to flourish, informed by First Nations, feminist and futures thinking.

Back in the 1960s, the Moon landing became 'one small step for man'. More than 60 years on, humanity is preparing to go back - and farther than ever before. What part will women play? Compelling and urgent, Space XX exposes the stakes of our extraterrestrial trajectory and argues that a more inclusive future can - and must - be fought for.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781923451384
Published: October 2026

Number of pages: 320
Width: 153 mm
Height: 234 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Monash University Publishing