Bridget Rubenking

1 Introduction The number of objects launched into space has surged as technological advances have made space ventures more accessible and affordable, and space has become more commercial [Government Accountability Office, 2022]. With the emergence of a New Space economy, commercial space companies have launched thousands of new satellites and plan to launch tens of thousands more [European Space Agency, ]. This New Space era has come at a cost.

Title: Technology, Mind, and Behavior Publisher: American Psychological Association ISSN (Online): 2689-0208 Publication date (Online): December 19, 2024 Volume: 5 Issue: 4 Affiliations [1]Department of Journalism and Creative Media, The University of Alabama [2]Nicholson School of Communication and Media, The University of Central Florida [3]Department of Media and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam Author notes Author information Article Pi-uid ID: 2025-59681-001 DOI:...

Michelle Möri* Andreas Fahr Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland Introduction: Similarity between media character and viewer is an important predictor of parasocial interactions. Thereby, similarities are often limited to single characteristics or to the similarities viewers perceive between themselves and characters. This article expands the existing literature in two ways.