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Foresight Friday: Dan Hastings, deputy foresight editor

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, deputy foresight editor Dan Hastings explores trend forecasting in the US, NASA’s erasure of female astronauts and AI being used for good.

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Luxury

Vast redefines space travel with human-centric Haven-1 interiors

Vast, the creator of Haven-1, the world’s first commercial space station, is revolutionising space travel with its commitment to human-centric design.

360 Hoodie by Evrnu and Christopher Bevans, US

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Fashion

Cosmic Couture

Driven by a consumer appetite for exploration and escapism, brands are discovering the sky is not the limit but the beginning. Space is fashion’s next destination.

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Signals

NASA enters streaming space with NASA+

NASA has stepped into the entertainment arena with the announcement of its new on-demand streaming service, NASA+.

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Luxury

Japanese start-up brings down the cost of space travel

Japanese start-up Iwaya Giken aims to make space trips less exclusive by launching commercial space balloon flights at a much lower price.

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Technology

The designers bringing gender equality to space

While space exploration has traditionally been a male-dominated industry, feminist collective Wer Braucht Feminismus? (WBF?) is challenging this norm with its conceptual Vulva Spaceship.