Prof Ian Crawford

Positions held:

Professor of Planetary Science & Astrobiology, School of Natural Sciences

Address

Room 605, Malet Street

Email

Birkbeck: i.crawford@bbk.ac.uk

Tel

Birkbeck: 020 3926 1362

Overview
Overview

Highlights
- Ian has been awarded the 2023 Michael J. Wargo NASA Exploration Science Award. The award is given to a scientist or engineer who has contributed to the integration of space exploration and planetary science throughout their career. A published version of Ian's acceptance speech can be found here.
- Ian has published a book chapter on future space governance: Brightening the Skies: Institutional Solutions to the Societal and Geopolitical Risks of Space Expansionism. A preprint is available here.
- Together with Joseph Silk (University of Oxford), Martin Elvis (Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics) and John Zarnecki (Open University), Ian organised a Royal Society Scientific Discussion Meeting on Astronomy from the Moon, held on 13-14 February 2023. A summary can be found in this article for The Conversation.
- Ian has published a book chapter on the political implications of astrobiology: Why Speaks for Humanity? The Need for a Single Political Voice. A summary can be found in this short on-line article.
- Ian has edited a book on "Expanding Worldviews: Astrobiology, Big History and Cosmic Perspectives" based on meetings he organised at the Australian National University in 2018 and at Birkbeck in 2019.
- Ian was awarded the 2021 Royal Astronomical Society Service Award for Geophysics. The citation highlights his long-standing promotion of lunar science and human space exploration, his role as a mentor for young planetary scientists, and other contributions to the planetary science community over the last twenty years.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. (Astrophysics), University College London, 1988
- M.Sc. (Geophysics and Planetary Physics), University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1983
- B.Sc. (Astronomy), University College London, 1982
Web profiles
- Personal website
- Web of Science
Administrative responsibilities
- Programme Director for Planetary Exploration with Astronomy and Astrobiology
- Admissions Tutor for Planetary Exploration with Astronomy and Astrobiology
Visiting posts
- Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London ,
Professional activities

Member, Global Expert Group on Sustainable Lunar Activities (GEGSLA)

Member, UKSA Planetary Protection Advisory Panel (PPAP)

Chair, COSPAR Sub-Commission B3: The Moon (2021-2024)

Member, UK Space Agency's Space Exploration Advisory Committee (2020-23)

Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society
Honours and awards
- Michael J. Wargo Exploration Science Award, NASA SSERVI, July 2023
- Service Award for Geophysics, Royal Astronomical Society, May 2021
- Robinson Lecturer and Medallist, Armagh Observatory, May 2000
ORCID
0000-0001-5661-7403
Research

Research

Research overview

My research activities mostly lie in the fields of planetary science (especially lunar science and exploration), and astrobiology (the search for life in the Universe). I have long had an interest in the future of space exploration, and am convinced that space exploration and development will prove to be of central importance for the future of humanity. I came to planetary science from an earlier career in observational astronomy, during which I conducted studies of the interstellar medium.
Lunar exploration
Our lunar exploration work includes both the remote sensing of the lunar surface and the laboratory analysis of lunar samples. In the remote sensing area, I was a co-investigator on the D-CIXS instrument (Demonstration of a Compact Imaging X-Ray Spectrometer), which orbited the Moon on ESA's SMART1 spacecraft between 2004 and 2006, and I chaired the Science Team for the Chandrayaan-1 X-Ray spectrometer(C1XS) that flew on India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission in 2008-9. These instruments were designed to provide compositional information about the lunar surface, and in particular the abundances of magnesium, aluminium and silicon, which will be used to constrain models of lunar evolution. Our work with lunar samples is mostly aimed at understanding the geological evolution of the lunar crust and mantle, and helps 'ground truth' the remote sensing data obtained from orbit.
Astrobiology
In addition to my lunar science interests, I have long-standing interests in astrobiology - the study of the astronomical and planetary context of the origin and evolution of life, and what this tells us about the likely prevalence of life elsewhere in the Universe. In particular, our group is studying 'extreme' environments on Earth, notably in Iceland, which may be analogous to past or present habitable environments on Mars.
Space exploration
I have long had an interest in the future of space exploration. I am convinced that space exploration and development will prove to be of central importance for the future of humanity. In 2007 I was a member of the UK Space Exploration Working Group, which recommended increased UK involvement in global space exploration. In addition to its obvious scientific importance, I think an ambitious human space programme will offer significant social and cultural advantages, and these arguments are developed in some detail in my various 'space policy' publications.
Astronomy
I came to planetary science from an earlier 15-year career in observational astronomy, where I conducted studies of the interstellar medium (i.e. the gas and dust between the stars from which new stars and planets ultimately form), and also circumstellar disks of the kind thought to be planetary systems in an early stage of formation.
Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching

Supervision

To-date, I have successfully supervised 13 PhD students as a primary supervisor. These are listed below with PhD titles and year of award:
- Lewis Pinault: 'Searching for Extraterrestrial Artefacts on the Moon and in the Solar System: Detection Strategies and Techniques' (2024)
- Sam Halim: 'Modelling the survival of meteoritic material exchanged between planetary bodies: Scientific and commercial implications' (2023)
- Abigail Calzada-Diaz: 'The Geological Context of Lunar Meteorites' (2017)
- Jennifer Harris: 'Visible and Near-Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy and the Exploration of Small-scale Hydrothermally altered and Hydrated Environments on Earth and Mars' (2016)
- Louise Alexander: 'A Geochemical and Mineralogical Study of Basaltic Fines Collected at the Apollo 12 landing Site' (2015)
- Joshua Snape: 'Studies of the Petrologic and Geochemical Diversity of the Lunar Regolith' (2012)
- Lottie Davis: 'An Astrobiological Study of an Alkaline-Saline Hydrothermal Environment Relevant to Understanding the Habitability of Mars' (2012)
- Shoshana Weider: 'Studies in Lunar Geology using Existing Remote Sensing Datasets and New Orbital X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy from C1XS on Chandrayaan-1' (2011)
- Claire Cousins: 'An Astrobiological Study of High-LatitudeMartian Analogue Environments' (2010)
- Oliver White: 'The Influence of Environmental Conditions on volcanic Processes on the Terrestrial Planets' (2010)
- Emily Baldwin: 'Investigation of Impact Crater Processes Using Experimental and Numerical Techniques' (2008)
- Katherine Joy: 'Studies in Lunar Geology and Geochemistry Using Sample Analysis and Remote Sensing Measurements' (2007)
- Richard Price: 'Ultra-High-Resolution Spectroscopy of the ISM Towards Orion' (2002)
Teaching

Teaching modules
- Foundations of Astronomy (SCES001H4)
- Physical Principles of Astronomy (SCES022H6)
- Remote Sensing and Planetary Surfaces (SCES035H6)
- Introduction to Planetary Science and Space Exploration (SCES071H4)
- Geology of the Solar System (SCES072S5)
Publications
Publications
Article
- Nottingham, M.C and Curran, N.M and Pernet-Fisher, J. and Burgess, R. and Crawford, Ian and Gilmour, J.D. and Tartese, R. and Joy, K.H. (2024) Constraints on the impact history of the Apollo 16 landing site: implications of soil-like breccia noble gas records. Meteoritics and Planetary Science ISSN 1086-9379.
- Halim, Samuel and Crawford, Ian and Collins, G.S. and Joy, K.H. and Davison, T.M. (2024) Assessing the survival of carbonaceous chondrites impacting the lunar surface as a potential resource. Planetary and Space Science 246 (105905), ISSN 0032-0633.
- Pinault, Lewis and Yano, H. and Okudaira, K. and Crawford, Ian (2024) YOLO-ET: a machine learning model for detecting, localising and classifying anthropogenic contaminants and extraterrestrial microparticles optimised for mobile processing systems. Astronomy and Computing 47 (100828), ISSN 2213-1337.
- Crawford, Ian and Schulze-Makuch, D. (2024) Is the apparent absence of extraterrestrial technological civilizations down to the zoo hypothesis or nothing?. Nature Astronomy 8, pp. 44-49. ISSN 2397-3366.
- Crawford, Ian (2023) Science and exploration. Astronomy and Geophysics 64 (6), pp. 6.31-6.33. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian and Anand, M. and Barber, S. and Cowley, A. and Crites, S. and Fa, W. and Flahaut, J. and Gaddis, L.R. and Greenhagen, B. and Haruyama, J. and Hurley, D. and McLeod, C.L. and Morse, A. and Neal, C.R. and Sargeant, H. and Sefton-Nash, E. and Tartese, R. (2023) Lunar resources. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 89, pp. 829-868. ISSN 1529-6466.
- Gaddis, L. and Joy, K. and Bussey, B. and Carpenter, J. and Crawford, Ian and Elphic, R. and Halekas, J. and Lawrence, S. and Xiao, L. (2023) Recent exploration of the moon: science from lunar missions since 2006. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 89 (1), pp. 1-51. ISSN 1529-6466.
- Flahaut, J. and van der Bogert, C. and Crawford, Ian and Vincent-Bonnieu, S. (2023) Scientific perspectives on lunar exploration in Europe. npj Microgravity 9, pp. 50. ISSN 2373-8065.
- Silk, J. and Crawford, Ian and Elvis, M. and Zarnecki, J. (2023) The next decades for astronomy from the Moon. Nature Astronomy 7, pp. 648-650. ISSN 2397-3366.
- Crawford, Ian (2023) Should there be a global space agency?. Nature 618, pp. 457-457. ISSN 0028-0836.
- Dickeson, Zach and Grindrod, Peter and Davis, Joel and Crawford, Ian and Balme, M. (2022) Hydrological History of a Palaeolake and Valley System on the Planetary Dichotomy in Arabia Terra, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 127 (12), pp. e2021JE007152. ISSN 2169-9097.
- Crawford, Ian and Prem, P. and Pieters, C. and Anand, M. (2022) Managing activities at the lunar poles for science. Space Research Today (215), pp. 45-51. ISSN 1752-9298.
- Mapstone, L. and Leite, M. and Purton, S. and Crawford, Ian and Dartnell, L. (2022) Cyanobacteria and microalgae in supporting human habitation on Mars. Biotechnology Advances 59, pp. 107946. ISSN 0734-9750.
- Nottingham, M. and Stuart, F. and Chen, B. and Zurakowska, M. and Gilmour, J. and Alexander, L. and Crawford, Ian and Joy, K. (2022) Complex burial histories of Apollo 12 basaltic soil grains derived from cosmogenic noble gases: implications for local regolith evolution and future in situ investigations. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 57 (3), pp. 603-634. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Halim, Samuel H. and Crawford, Ian and Collins, G.S. and Joy, K.H. and Davison, T.M. (2021) Assessing the survivability of biomarkers within terrestrial material impacting the lunar surface. Icarus 354 (114026), ISSN 0019-1035.
- Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. and Pasckert, J.H. and Hiesinger, H. (2021) The lunar surface as a recorder of astrophysical processes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 379, ISSN 1364-503X.
- Bunce, E.J. and Martindale, A. and Lindsay, S. and Muinonen, K. and Rothery, D.A. and Pearson, J. and McDonnell, I. and Thomas, C. and Thornhill, J. and Tikkanen, T. and Feldman, C. and Huovelin, J. and Korpela, S. and Esko, E. and Lehtolainen, A. and Treis, J. and Majewski, P. and Hilchenbach, M. and Väisänen, T. and Luttinen, A. and Kohout, T. and Penttilä, A. and Bridges, J. and Joy, K.H. and Alcacera-Gil, M.A. and Alibert, G. and Anand, M. and Bannister, N. and Barcelo-Garcia, C. and Bicknell, C. and Blake, O. and Bland, P. and Butcher, G. and Cheney, A. and Christensen, U. and Crawford, T. and Crawford, Ian and Dennerl, K. and Dougherty, M. and Drumm, P. and Fairbend, R. and Genzer, M. and Grande, M. and Hall, G.P. and Hodnett, R. and Houghton, P. and Imber, S. and Kallio, E. and Lara, M.L. and Balado Margeli, A. and Mas-Hesse, M.J. and Maurice, S. and Milan, S. and Millington-Hotze, P. and Nenonen, S. and Nittler, L. and Okada, T. and Ormö, J. and Perez-Mercader, J. and Poyner, R. and Robert, E. and Ross, D. and Pajas-Sanz, M. and Schyns, E. and Seguy, J. and Strüder, L. and Vaudon, N. and Viceira-Martín, J. and Williams, H. and Willingale, D. and Yeoman, T. (2020) The BepiColombo Mercury Imaging X-Ray Spectrometer: Science goals, instrument performance and operations. Space Science Reviews 216 (8), ISSN 0038-6308.
- Curran, N.M. and Nottingham, M. and Alexander, L. and Crawford, Ian and Füri, E. and Joy, K.H. (2019) A database of noble gases in lunar samples in preparation for mass spectrometry on the Moon. Planetary and Space Science 182, pp. 104823. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Crawford, Ian (2019) Expanding worldviews: cosmic perspectives. Astronomy & Geophysics 60 (6), pp. 6.36-6.40. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Flahaut, J. and Carpenter, J. and Williams, J.-P. and Anand, M. and Crawford, Ian and van Westrenen, W. and Füri, E. and Xiao, L. and Zhao, S. (2019) Regions of interest (ROI) for future exploration missions to the lunar South Pole. Planetary and Space Science 180, pp. 104750. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Crawford, Ian (2019) Widening perspectives: the intellectual and social benefits of Astrobiology, Big History, and the exploration of space. Journal of Big History 3 (3), pp. 205-224. ISSN 2475-3610.
- Crawford, Ian (2018) Big history and the cosmic perspective. Astronomy & Geophysics 59 (5), pp. 5.33-5.36. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Schulze-Makuch, D. and Crawford, Ian (2018) Was there an early habitability window for Earth's Moon?. Astrobiology ISSN 1531-1074.
- Cousins, C.. and Fogel, M. and Bowden, R. and Crawford, Ian and Boyce, A. and Cockell, C. and Gunn, M. (2018) Biogeochemical probing of microbial communities in a basalt-hosted hot spring at Kverkfjöll volcano, Iceland. Geobiology 16 (5), pp. 507-521. ISSN 1472-4677.
- Crawford, Ian (2017) Why we should build a Moon village. Astronomy & Geophysics 58 (6), pp. 6.18-6.21. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Coates, A.J. and Jaumann, R. and Griffiths, A.D. and Leff, C.E. and Schmitz, N. and Josset, J.-L. and Paar, G. and Gunn, M. and Hauber, E. and Cousins, C.R. and Cross, R.E. and Grindrod, Peter and Bridges, J.C. and Balme, M. and Gupta, S. and Crawford, Ian and Irwin, P. and Stabbins, R. and Tirsch, D. and Vago, J.L. and Theodorou, T. and Caballo-Perucha, M. and Osinski, G.R. (2017) The PanCam instrument for the ExoMars Rover. Astrobiology 17 (6-7), pp. 511-541. ISSN 1531-1074.
- Crawford, Ian (2017) Widening perspectives: the intellectual and social benefits of astrobiology (regardless of whether extraterrestrial life is discovered or not). International Journal of Astrobiology 17 (1), pp. 57-60. ISSN 1473-5504.
- Hales, A.S. and Barlow, M.J. and Crawford, Ian and Casassus, S. (2017) Atomic gas in debris discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 466 (3), pp. 3582-3593. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Calzada-diaz, Abigail and Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Strekopytov, S. (2017) The petrology, geochemistry, and age of lunar regolith breccias Miller Range 090036 and 090070: insights into the crustal history of the Moon. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 52 (1), pp. 3-23. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Matthewman, R. and Crawford, Ian and Jones, A.P. and Joy, K.H. and Sephton, M.A. (2016) Organic matter responses to radiation under lunar conditions. Astrobiology 16 (11), pp. 900-912. ISSN 1531-1074.
- Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Curran, N.M. and Zolensky, M. and Fagan, A.F. and Kring, D.A. (2016) The moon: an archive of small body migration in the solar system. Earth, Moon, and Planets 118 (2-3), pp. 133-158. ISSN 0167-9295.
- Snape, J.F. and Nemchin, A.A. and Bellucci, J.J. and Whitehouse, M.J. and Tartèse, R. and Barnes, J.J. and Anand, M. and Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. (2016) Lunar basalt chronology, mantle differentiation and implications for determining the age of the Moon. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 451, pp. 149-158. ISSN 0012-821X.
- Alexander, Louise and Snape, J.F. and Joy, K.H. and Downes, Hilary and Crawford, Ian (2016) An analysis of Apollo lunar soil samples 12070,889, 12030,187 and 12070,891: basaltic diversity at the Apollo 12 landing site and implications for classification of small-sized lunar samples.. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 51 (9), pp. 1654-1677. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Crawford, Ian (2016) The long-term scientific benefits of a space economy. Space Policy 37 (2), pp. 58-61. ISSN 0265-9646.
- Crawford, Ian and Elvis, M. and Carpenter, J. (2016) Using extraterrestrial resources for science. Astronomy & Geophysics 57 (4), pp. 4.32-4.36. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Bugiolacchi, R. and Bamford, S. and Tar, P. and Thacker, N. and Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. and Grindrod, Peter and Lintott, C. (2016) The Moon Zoo citizen science project: preliminary results for the Apollo 17 landing site. Icarus 271, pp. 30-48. ISSN 0019-1035.
- Crawford, Ian (2016) Project Icarus: preliminary thoughts on the selection of probes and instruments for an Icarus-style interstellar mission. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 69 (1), pp. 4-10. ISSN 0007-084X.
- Harris, Jennifer and Cousins, C.R. and Gunn, M. and Grindrod, Peter M. and Barnes, D. and Crawford, Ian and Cross, R.E. and Coates, Andrew J. (2015) Remote detection of past habitability at Mars-analogue hydrothermal alteration terrains using an ExoMars Panoramic Camera Emulator. Icarus 252, pp. 284-300. ISSN 0019-1035.
- Crawford, Ian (2015) Lunar resources: a review. Progress in Physical Geography 39 (2), pp. 137-167. ISSN 0309-1333.
- Calzada-Diaz, Abigail and Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Nordheim, T.A. (2015) Constraining the source regions of lunar meteorites using orbital geochemical data. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 50 (2), pp. 214-228. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Matthewman, R. and Court, R.W. and Crawford, Ian and Jones, A.P. and Joy, K.H. and Sephton, M.A. (2015) The moon as a recorder of organic evolution in the early solar system: a lunar regolith analog study. Astrobiology 15 (2), pp. 154-168. ISSN 1531-1074.
- Bamford, R.A. and Kellett, B. and Bradford, J. and Todd, T.N. and Benton, M.G. and Stafford-Allen, R. and Alves, E.P. and Silva, L. and Collingwood, C. and Crawford, Ian and Bingham, R. (2014) An exploration of the effectiveness of artificial mini-magnetospheres as a potential solar storm shelter for long term human space missions. Acta Astronautica 105 (2), pp. 385-394. ISSN 0094-5765.
- Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. (2014) Lunar exploration: opening a window into the history and evolution of the inner Solar System. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 372 (2024), pp. 1-21. ISSN 1364-503X.
- Crawford, Ian (2014) Introduction to the special issue on the global exploration roadmap. Space Policy 30 (3b), pp. 141-142. ISSN 0265-9646.
- Alexander, Louise and Snape, Joshua F. and Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. and Downes, Hilary (2014) Searching for nonlocal lithologies in the Apollo 12 regolith: a geochemical and petrological study of basaltic coarse fines from the Apollo lunar soil sample 12023,155. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 49 (7), pp. 1288-1304. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Snape, Joshua F. and Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Alexander, Louise (2014) Basaltic diversity at the Apollo 12 landing site: Inferences from petrologic examinations of the soil sample 12003. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 49 (5), pp. 842-871. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Huss, G.R. and Nagashima, K and Taylor, G.J. (2014) An unusual clast in lunar meteorite MacAlpine Hills 88105: a unique lunar sample or projectile debris?. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 49 (4), pp. 677-695. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Weider, S.Z. and Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Kellett, B.J. and Swinyard, B.M. and Howe, C.J. (2014) Western oceanus procellarum as seen by c1xs on chandrayaan-1. Icarus 229, pp. 254-262. ISSN 0019-1035.
- Crawford, Ian (2014) Avoiding intellectual stagnation: the starship as an expander of minds. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 67, pp. 253-257. ISSN 0007-084X.
- Bryant, D.E. and Greenfield, D. and Walshaw, R.D. and Johnson, B.R.G. and Herschy, B. and Smith, C.L. and Pasek, M.A. and Telford, R. and Scowen, I. and Munshi, T. and Edwards, H.G.M. and Cousins, Claire R. and Crawford, Ian and Kee, T.P. (2013) Hydrothermal modification of the Sikhote-Alin iron meteorite under low pH geothermal environments. A plausibly prebiotic route to activated phosphorus on the early Earth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 109, pp. 90-112. ISSN 0016-7037.
- Cousins, Claire R. and Crawford, Ian and Carrivick, J.L. and Gunn, M. and Harris, Jennifer and Kee, T.P. and Karlsson, M. and Carmody, L. and Cockell, C.S. and Herschy, B. and Joy, K.H. (2013) Glaciovolcanic hydrothermal environments in Iceland and implications for their detection on Mars. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 256, pp. 61-71. ISSN 0377-0273.
- Rumpf, M.E. and Fagents, S.A. and Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. (2013) Numerical modeling of lava-regolith heat transfer on the Moon and implications for the preservation of implanted volatiles. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 118 (3), pp. 382-397. ISSN 2169-9097.
- Anand, M. and Crawford, Ian and Balat-Pichelin, M. and Abanades, S. and van Westrenen, W. and Péraudeau, G. and Jaumann, R. and Seboldt, W. (2012) A brief review of chemical and mineralogical resources on the Moon and likely initial In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) applications. Planetary and Space Science 74 (1), pp. 42-48. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Carpenter, J.D. and Crawford, Ian and Cockell, C.S. and Koschny, D. and Jaumann, R. and Wieczorek, M. (2012) Scientific preparations for lunar exploration. Planetary and Space Science 74 (1), pp. 1-2. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Coates, Andrew J. and Griffiths, Andrew D. and Leff, C.E. and Schmitz, N. and Barnes, D.P. and Josset, J.L. and Hancock, B.K. and Cousins, Claire R. and Jaumann, R. and Crawford, Ian and Paar, G. and Bauer, A. (2012) Lunar PanCam: adapting ExoMars PanCam for the ESA Lunar Lander. Planetary and Space Science 74 (1), pp. 247-253. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Crawford, Ian (2012) The scientific legacy of Apollo. Astronomy & Geophysics 53 (6), pp. 6.24-6.28. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian and Anand, M. and Cockell, C.S. and Falcke, H. and Green, D.A. and Jaumann, R. and Wieczorek, M. (2012) Back to the moon: the scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration. Planetary and Space Science 74 (1), pp. 3-14. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Jaumann, R. and Hiesinger, H. and Anand, M. and Crawford, Ian and Wagner, R. and Sohl, F. and Jolliff, B.L. and Scholten, F. and Knapmeyer, M. and Hoffmann, H. and Hussmann, H. and Grott, M. and Hempel, S. and Köhler, U. and Krohn, K. and Schmitz, N. and Carpenter, J.D. and Wieczorek, M. and Spohn, T. and Robinson, M.S. and Oberst, J. (2012) Geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of the Moon: status of current understanding. Planetary and Space Science 74 (1), pp. 15-41. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Schwandt, C. and Hamilton, J.A. and Fray, D.J. and Crawford, Ian (2012) The production of oxygen and metal from lunar regolith. Planetary and Space Science 74 (1), pp. 49-56. ISSN 0032-0633.
- de Rosa, D. and Bussey, B. and Cahill, J.T. and Lutz, T. and Crawford, Ian and Hackwill, Terence and van Gasselt, S. and Neukum, G. and Witte, L. and McGovern, A. and Grindrod, Peter and Carpenter, J.D. (2012) Characterisation of potential landing sites for the European Space Agency's Lunar Lander project. Planetary and Space Science 74 (1), pp. 224-246. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Cousins, Claire R. and Gunn, M. and Prosser, B.J. and Barnes, D.P. and Crawford, Ian and Griffiths, Andrew D. and Davis, L.E. and Coates, Andrew J. (2012) Selecting the geology filter wavelengths for the ExoMars Panoramic Camera instrument. Planetary and Space Science 71 (1), pp. 80-100. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Crawford, Ian (2012) Dispelling the myth of robotic efficiency. Astronomy and Geophysics 53 (2), pp. 2.22-2.26. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Weider, S.Z. and Kellett, B.J. and Swinyard, B.M. and Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. and Grande, M. and Howe, C.J. and Huovelin, J. and Narendranath, S. and Alha, L. and Anand, M. and Athiray, P.S. and Bhandari, N. and Carter, J.A. and Cook, A.C. and d'Uston, L.C. and Fernandes, V.A. and Gasnault, O. and Goswami, J.N. and Gow, J.P.D. and Holland, A.D. and Koschny, D. and Lawrence, D.J. and Maddison, B.J. and Maurice, S. and McKay, D.J. and Okada, T. and Pieters, C. and Rothery, D.A. and Russell, S.S. and Shrivastava, A. and Smith, D.R. and Wieczorek, M. (2012) The Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer: First Results. Planetary and Space Science 60 (1), pp. 217-228. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Bamford, R.A. and Kellett, B. and Bradford, W.J. and Norberg, C. and Thornton, K.J. and Gibson, I.A. and Crawford, Ian and Silva, L. and Gargaté, L. and Bingham, R. (2012) Minimagnetospheres above the lunar surface and the formation of lunar swirls. Physical Review Letters 109 (8), ISSN 0031-9007.
- Crawford, Ian (2012) Stapledon's interplanetary man: a commonwealth of worlds and the ultimate purpose of space colonisation. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 65, pp. 13-19. ISSN 0007-084X.
- Smith, Alan and Crawford, Ian and Gowen, R.A. and Ambrosi, R. and Anand, M. and Banerdt, B. and Bannister, N. and Bowles, N. and Braithwaite, C. and Brown, P. and Chela-Flores, J. and Cholinser, T. and Church, P. and Coates, Andrew J. and Colaprete, T. and Collins, G. and Collinson, G. and Cook, T. and Elphic, R. and Fraser, G. and Gao, Y. and Gibson, E. and Glotch, T. and Grande, M. and Griffiths, A. and Grygorczuk, J. and Gudipati, M. and Hagermann, A. and Heldmann, J. and Hood, L.L. and Jones, A.P. and Joy, K.H. and Khavroshkin, O.B. and Klingelhoefer, G. and Knapmeyer, M. and Kramer, G. and Lawrence, D. and Marczewski, W. and McKenna-Lawlor, S. and Miljkovic, K. and Narendranath, S. and Palomba, E. and Phipps, A. and Pike, W.T. and Pullan, D. and Rask, J. and Richard, D.T. and Seweryn, K. and Sheridan, S. and Sims, M. and Sweeting, M. and Swindle, T. and Talboys, D. and Taylor, L. and Teanby, N. and Tong, V. and Ulamec, S. and Wawrzaszek, R. and Wieczorek, M. and Wilson, L. and Wright, I. (2012) Lunar Net—a proposal in response to an ESA M3 call in 2010 for a medium sized mission. Experimental Astronomy 33 (2), pp. 587-644. ISSN 0922-6435.
- Weider, S.Z. and Swinyard, B.M. and Kellett, B.J. and Howe, C.J. and Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Gow, J.P.D. and Smith, D.R. (2011) Planetary X-ray fluorescence analogue laboratory experiments and an elemental abundance algorithm for C1XS. Planetary and Space Science 59 (13), pp. 1393-1407. ISSN 320633.
- Cousins, Claire R. and Crawford, Ian (2011) Volcano-ice interaction as a microbial habitat on Earth and Mars. Astrobiology 11 (7), pp. 695-710. ISSN 1531-1074.
- Snape, J.F. and Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian (2011) Characterization of multiple lithologies within the lunar feldspathic regolith breccia meteorite Northeast Africa 001. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 46 (9), pp. 1288-1312. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Gowen, R.A. and Smith, A. and Fortes, Andrew Dominic and Barber, S.J. and Brown, P. and Church, P. and Collinson, G.A. and Coates, Andrew J. and Collins, G. and Crawford, Ian and Dehant, V. and Chela-Flores, J. and Griffiths, Andrew D. and Grindrod, Peter M. and Gurvits, L.I. and Hagermann, A. and Hussmann, H. and Jaumann, R. and Jones, A.P. and Joy, K.H. and Karatekin, O. and Miljkovic, K. and Palomba, E. and Pike, W.T. and Prieto-Ballesteros, O. and Raulin, F. and Sephton, M.A. and Sheridan, S. and Sims, M. and Storrie-Lombardi, M.C. and Ambrosi, R. and Fielding, J. and Fraser, G.W. and Gao, Y. and Jones, Geraint H. and Kargl, G. and Karl, W.J. and Macagnano, A. and Mukherjee, A. and Muller, J.P. and Phipps, A. and Pullan, D. and Richter, L. and Sohl, F. and Snape, J. and Sykes, J. and Wells, N. (2011) Penetrators for in situ subsurface investigations of Europa. Advances in Space Research 48 (4), pp. 725-742. ISSN 0273-1177.
- Narendranath, S. and Athiray, P.S. and Sreekumar, P. and Kellett, B.J. and Alha, L. and Howe, C.J. and Joy, K.H. and Grande, M. and Huovelin, J. and Crawford, Ian and Unnikrishnan, U. and Lalita, S. and Subramaniam, S. and Weider, S.Z. and Nittler, L.R. and Gasnault, O. and Rothery, D.A. and Fernandes, V.A. and Bhandari, N. and Goswami, J.N. and Wieczorek, M. (2011) Lunar X-ray fluorescence observations by the Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS): results from the nearside southern highlands. Icarus 214 (1), pp. 53-66. ISSN 0019-1035.
- Joy, K.H. and Burgess, R. and Hinton, R. and Fernandes, V.A. and Crawford, Ian and Kearsley, A.T. and Irving, A.J. (2011) Petrogenesis and chronology of lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 4472: a KREEPy regolith breccia from the Moon. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75 (9), pp. 2420-2452. ISSN 0016-7037.
- Crawford, Ian (2011) Project Icarus: a review of local interstellar medium properties of relevance for space missions to the nearest stars. Acta Astronautica 68 (7-8), pp. 691-699. ISSN 0094-5765.
- Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Grindrod, Peter M. and Lintott, C. and Bamford, S. and Smith, A. and Cook, A.C. (2011) Moon zoo: citizen science in lunar exploration. Astronomy & Geophysics 52 (2), pp. 10-12. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Cousins, Claire R. and Griffiths, Andrew D. and Crawford, Ian and Prosser, B.J. and Storrie-Lombardi, M.C. and Davis, L.E. and Gunn, M. and Coates, Andrew J. and Jones, A.P. and Ward, J.M. (2010) Astrobiological considerations for the selection of the geological filters on the ExoMars PanCam instrument. Astrobiology 10 (9), pp. 933-951. ISSN 1531-1074.
- Crawford, Ian (2010) A comment on “The Far Future of Exoplanet Direct Characterization”: the case for interstellar space probes. Astrobiology 10 (8), pp. 853-856. ISSN 1531-1074.
- Weider, S.Z. and Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. (2010) Individual lava flow thicknesses in Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Serenitatis determined from Clementine multispectral data. Icarus 209 (2), pp. 323-336. ISSN 0019-1035.
- Crawford, Ian (2010) Astrobiological benefits of human space exploration. Astrobiology 10 (6), pp. 577-587. ISSN 1531-1074.
- Crawford, Ian and Cockell, C.S. (2010) Astrobiology on the Moon. Astronomy & Geophysics 51 (4), pp. 4.11-4.14. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Parnell, J. and Bowden, S.A. and Lindgren, P. and Burchell, M.J. and Milner, D. and Price, M. and Baldwin, E.C. and Crawford, Ian (2010) The preservation of fossil biomarkers during meteorite impact events: experimental evidence from biomarker-rich projectiles and target rocks. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45 (8), pp. 1340-1358. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Fagents, S.A. and Elise Rumpf, M. and Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. (2010) Preservation potential of implanted solar wind volatiles in lunar paleoregolith deposits buried by lava flows. Icarus 207 (2), pp. 595-604. ISSN 0019-1035.
- Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Russell, S.S. and Kearsley, A.T. (2010) Lunar meteorite regolith breccias: an in situ study of impact melt composition using LA-ICP-MS with implications for the composition of the lunar crust. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45 (6), pp. 917-946. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Rothery, D.A. and Marinangeli, L. and Anand, M. and Carpenter, J.D. and Christensen, U. and Crawford, Ian and de Sanctis, M.C. and Epifani, E.M. and Erard, S. and Frigeri, A. and Fraser, G.W. and Hauber, E. and Helbert, J. and Hiesinger, H. and Joy, K.H. and Langevin, Y. and Massironi, M. and Milillo, A. and Mitrofanov, I. and Muinonen, K. and Naranen, J. and Pauselli, C. and Potts, P.J. and Warell, J. and Wurz, P. (2010) Mercury's surface and composition to be studied by BepiColombo. Planetary & Space Science 58 (1-2), pp. 21-39. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Burchell, M.J. and Parnell, J. and Bowden, S.A. and Crawford, Ian (2010) Hypervelocity impact experiments in the laboratory relating to lunar astrobiology. Earth, Moon, and Planets 107 (1), pp. 55-64. ISSN 0167-9295.
- Crawford, Ian and Fagents, S.A. and Joy, K.H. and Rumpf, M.E. (2010) Lunar palaeoregolith deposits as recorders of the galactic environment of the solar system and implications for astrobiology. Earth, Moon, and Planets 107 (1), pp. 75-85. ISSN 0167-9295.
- Obousy, R.K. and Tziolas, A.C. and Long, K.F. and Galea, P. and Crowl, A. and Crawford, Ian and Swinney, R. and Hein, A. and Osborne, R. and Reiss, P. (2010) Project Icarus: progress report on technical developments and design considerations. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 64, pp. 358-371. ISSN 0007-084X.
- Crawford, Ian (2009) The astronomical, astrobiological and planetary science case for interstellar spaceflight. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 62 (11-12), pp. 415-421. ISSN 0007-084X.
- Alha, L. and Huovelin, J. and Nygard, K. and Andersson, H. and Esko, E. and Howe, C.J. and Kellett, B.J. and Narendranath, S. and Maddison, B.J. and Crawford, Ian and Grande, M. and Shreekumar, P. (2009) Ground calibration of the Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Solar Monitor (XSM). Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 607 (3), pp. 544-553. ISSN 0168-9002.
- Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. and Kellett, B.J. and Grande, M. and Anand, M. and Bhandari, N. and Cook, A.C. and d'Uston, L.C. and Fernandes, V.A. and Gasnault, O. and Goswami, J.N. and Howe, C.J. and Huovelin, J. and Koschny, D. and Lawrence, D.J. and Maddison, B.J. and Maurice, S. and Narendranath, S. and Pieters, C. and Okada, T. and Rothery, D.A. and Russell, S.S. and Sreekumar, P. and Swinyard, B.M. and Wieczorek, M. and Wilding, M. (2009) The scientific rationale for the C1XS x-ray spectrometer on India's Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon. Planetary & Space Science 57 (7), pp. 725-734. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Grande, M. and Maddison, B.J. and Howe, C.J. and Kellett, B.J. and Sreekumar, P. and Huovelin, J. and Crawford, Ian and Duston, C.L. and Smith, D.F. and Anand, M. and Bhandari, N. and Cook, A.C. and Fernandes, V.A. and Foing, B.H. and Gasnault, O. and Goswami, J.N. and Holland, A.D. and Joy, K.H. and Kochney, D. and Lawrence, D.J. and Maurice, S. and Okada, T. and Narendranath, S. and Pieters, C. and Rothery, D.A. and Russell, S.S. and Shrivastava, A. and Swinyard, B.M. and Wilding, M. and Wieczorek, M. (2009) The C1XS x-ray spectrometer on Chandrayaan-1. Planetary & Space Science 57 (7), pp. 717-724. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Swinyard, B.M. and Joy, K.H. and Kellett, B.J. and Crawford, Ian and Grande, M. and Howe, C.J. and Fernandes, V.A. and Gasnault, O. and Lawrence, D.J. and Russell, S.S. and Wieczorek, M. and Foing, B.H. (2009) X-ray fluorescence observations of the moon by SMART-1/D-CIXS and the first detection of Ti KÎ± from the lunar surface. Planetary and Space Science 57 (7), pp. 744-750. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Crawford, Ian (2009) Mining the Moon. Engineer 294 (7770), pp. 22-23. ISSN 0013-7758.
- Smith, A. and Crawford, Ian and Gowen, R.A. and Ball, A.J. and Barber, S.J. and Church, P. and Coates, Andrew J. and Gao, Y. and Griffiths, Andrew D. and Hagermann, A. and Joy, K.H. and Phipps, A. and Pike, W.T. and Scott, R. and Sheridan, S. and Sweeting, M. and Talboys, D. and Tong, Vincent C.H. and Wells, N. and Biele, J. and Chela-Flores, J. and Dabrowski, B. and Flannagan, J. and Grande, M. and Grygorczuk, J. and Kargl, G. and Khavroshkin, O.B. and Klingelhoefer, G. and Knapmeyer, M. and Marczewski, W. and McKenna-Lawlor, S. and Richter, L. and Rothery, D.A. and Seweryn, K. and Ulamec, S. and Wawrzaszek, R. and Wieczorek, M. and Wright, I.P. and Sims, M. (2009) LunarEX-a proposal to cosmic vision. Experimental Astronomy 23 (3), pp. 711-740. ISSN 0922-6435.
- Worms, J.C. and Lammer, H. and Barucci, A. and Beebe, R. and Bibring, J.P. and Blamont, J. and Blanc, M. and Bonnet, R. and Brucato, J.R. and Chassefiere, E. and Coradini, A. and Crawford, Ian and Ehrenfreund, P. and Falcke, H. and Gerzer, R. and Grady, M. and Grande, M. and Haerendel, G. and Horneck, G. and Koch, B. and Lobanov, A. and Lopez-Moreno, J.J. and Marco, R. and Norsk, P. and Rothery, D.A. and Swings, J.P. and Tropea, C. and Ulamec, S. and Westall, F. and Zarnecki, J. (2009) ESSC-ESF position paper - Science-driven scenario for space exploration: Report from the European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC). Astrobiology 9 (1), pp. 23-41. ISSN 1531-1074.
- Crawford, Ian (2009) Does the UK need a space agency?. Astronomy and Geophysics 50 (1), pp. 1.07-1.07. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Grande, M. and Maddison, B.J. and Sreekumar, P. and Huovelin, J. and Kellett, B.J. and Howe, C.J. and Crawford, Ian and Smith, D.R. (2009) The Chandrayaan-1 x-ray spectrometer. Current Science 96 (4), pp. 517-519. ISSN 0011-3891.
- Cousins, Claire R. and Smellie, J.L. and Jones, A.P. and Crawford, Ian (2009) A comparative study of endolithic microborings in basaltic lavas from a transitional subglacial-marine environment. International Journal of Astrobiology 8, pp. 37-49. ISSN 1473-5504.
- Crawford, Ian (2009) Space exploration: the final frontier?. Public Service Review: European Science and Technology 2, pp. 28-29.
- Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Anand, M. and Greenwood, R.C. and Franchi, I.A. and Russell, S.S. (2008) The petrology and geochemistry of Miller Range 05035: a new lunar gabbroic meteorite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72 (15), pp. 3822-3844. ISSN 0016-7037.
- Bowden, S.A. and Court, R.W. and Milner, D. and Baldwin, E.C. and Lindgren, P. and Crawford, Ian and Parnell, J. and Burchell, M.J. (2008) The thermal alteration by pyrolysis of the organic component of small projectiles of mudrock during capture at hypervelocity. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 82 (2), pp. 312-314. ISSN 0165-2370.
- Crawford, Ian and Smith, A. (2008) MoonLITE: a UK-led mission to the Moon. Astronomy and Geophysics 49 (3), pp. 3.11-3.14. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian and Baldwin, E.C. and Taylor, E.A. and Bailey, J.A. and Tsembelis, K. (2008) On the survivability and detectability of terrestrial meteorites on the moon. Astrobiology 8 (2), pp. 242-252. ISSN 1531-1074.
- Crawford, Ian and Zarnecki, J. (2008) Astronomy from the Moon. Astronomy and Geophysics 49 (2), pp. 2.04-2.39. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Gao, Y. and Phipps, A. and Taylor, M. and Crawford, Ian and Ball, A.J. and Wilson, L. and Parker, D. and Sweeting, M. and Curiel, A.D.S. and Davies, P. and Baker, A.R. and Pike, W.T. and Smith, A. and Gowen, R.A. (2008) Lunar science with affordable small spacecraft technologies: MoonLITE and Moonraker. Planetary and Space Science 56 (3-4), pp. 368-377. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Anand, M. and Ball, A.J. and Crawford, Ian and Joy, K.H. (2008) Exploring the moon: a UK perspective. Astronomy and Geophysics 49 (1), pp. 1.04-1.39. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian (2008) Out of this world. Physics Review 17 (3), pp. 26-29.
- Baldwin, E.C. and Milner, D.J. and Burchell, M.J. and Crawford, Ian (2007) Laboratory impacts into dry and wet sandstone with and without an overlying water layer: implications for scaling laws and projectile survivability. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 42 (11), pp. 1905-1914. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Crawford, Ian (2007) Flight to the Stars. Physics Review 16 (4), pp. 2-5.
- Crawford, Ian (2007) Sailing to the stars. Physics Review 17 (2), pp. 2-5.
- Crawford, Ian (2007) Swords to spaceships. Prospect 131, pp. 14-15. ISSN 1359-5024.
- Crawford, Ian (2007) UK participation in human space exploration. Science and Public Affairs pp. 6-7.
- Crawford, Ian and Fagents, S.A. and Joy, K.H. (2007) Full moon exploration. Astronomy and Geophysics 48 (3), pp. 3.18-3.21. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Grande, M. and Kellett, B.J. and Howe, C.J. and Perry, C.H. and Swinyard, B.M. and Dunkin, S. and Huovelin, J. and Alha, L. and d'Uston, L.C. and Maurice, S. and Gasnault, O. and Couturier Doux, S. and Barabash, S. and Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Lawrence, D.J. and Fernandes, V.A. and Casanova, I. and Wieczorek, M. and Thomas, N. and Mall, U. and Foing, B.H. and Hughes, D. and Alleyne, H. and Russell, S.S. and Grady, M. and Lundin, R. and Baker, D. and Murray, C.D. and Guest, J. and Christou, A. (2007) The D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer on the SMART-1 mission to the Moon: first results. Planetary and Space Science 55 (4), pp. 494 - 502. ISSN 0032-0633.
- Patat, F. and Chandra, P. and Chevalier, R. and Justham, S. and Podsiadlowski, Ph. and Wolf, C. and Gal-Yam, A. and Pasquini, L. and Crawford, Ian and Mazzali, P.A. and Pauldrach, A.W.A. and Nomoto, K. and Benetti, S. and Cappellaro, E. and Elias-Rosa, N. and Hillebrandt, W. and Leonard, D.C. and Pastorello, A. and Renzini, A. and Sabbadin, F. and Simon, J.D. and Turatto, M. (2007) Detection of circumstellar material in a normal type Ia supernova. Science 317 (5840), pp. 924-926. ISSN 1095-9203.
- Roberts, G.P. and Crawford, Ian and Peacock, D. and Vetterlein, J. and Parfitt, E. and Bishop, L. (2007) Possible evidence for on-going volcanism on Mars as suggested by thin, elliptical sheets of low-albedo particulate material around pits and fissures close to Cerberus Fossae. Earth, Moon, and Planets 101 (1-2), pp. 1-16. ISSN 0167-9295.
- Ball, A.J. and Crawford, Ian (2006) Which way to the moon?. Astronomy and Geophysics 47 (4), pp. 4.17-4.19. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian (2006) The astrobiological case for renewed robotic and human exploration of the Moon. International Journal of Astrobiology 5 (3), pp. 191-197. ISSN 1473-5504.
- Crawford, Ian and Anand, M. (2006) Exploring the moon in the 21st Century. Astronomy and Geophysics 47 (1), pp. 1.33-1.34. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Downes, Hilary and Russell, S.S. and Kearsley, A.T. (2006) A petrological, mineralogical and chemical analysis of the lunar mare basalt meteorites LaPaz Icefield 02205, 02224 and 02226. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 41 (7), pp. 1003-1025. ISSN 1086-9379.
- Bell, T.A. and Viti, S. and Williams, D.A. and Crawford, Ian and Price, R.J. (2005) The chemistry of transient microstructures in the diffuse interstellar medium. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 357 (3), pp. 961-966. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (2005) Back to the moon. Popular Astronomy 52 (4), pp. 7-9.
- Crawford, Ian and Cockell, C.S. (2005) The scientific case for human space exploration. Astronomy and Geophysics 46 (1), pp. 1.17-1.18. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian (2004) Human exploration of the moon and Mars: implications for Aurora. Astronomy & Geophysics 45 (2), pp. 28-29. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian (2004) Towards an integrated scientific and social case for human space exploration. Earth, Moon, and Planets 94 (3-4), pp. 245-266. ISSN 0167-9295.
- Crawford, Ian (2004) The scientific case for renewed human activities on the Moon. Space Policy 20 (2), pp. 91-97. ISSN 0265-9646.
- Crawford, Ian (2003) Back to the moon?. Astronomy & Geophysics 44 (2), pp. 15-17. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian (2003) Space, next step is an international moon base. Nature 422, pp. 373-374. ISSN 0028-0836.
- Crawford, Ian (2003) To still boldly go. Prospect 84, pp. 18-19. ISSN 1359-5024.
- Crawford, Ian (2003) Variable interstellar absorption lines: a brief review. Astrophysics and Space Science 285 (3-4), pp. 661-675. ISSN 0004-640X.
- Andersson, B.-G. and Wannier, P.G. and Crawford, Ian (2002) Ultra-high-resolution observations of CH in southern molecular cloud envelopes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 334 (2), pp. 327-337. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (2002) Detection of CaI and CH absorption at the velocity of the variable interstellar component towards κ Velorum. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 334 (2), pp. L33-L37. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian and Lallement, R. and Price, R.J. and Sfeir, D.M. and Wakker, B.P. and Welsh, B.Y. (2002) High-resolution observations of interstellar Na I and Ca II towards the southern opening of the 'Local Interstellar Chimney': probing the disc—halo connection. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 337 (2), pp. 720-730. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Howarth, I.D. and Price, R.J. and Crawford, Ian and Hawkins, H. (2002) A VAPID analysis of interstellar lithium in the ζ Oph sightline. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 335 (2), pp. 267-274. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (2001) Ultra-high-resolution observations of interstellar Na I and K I towards the Scorpius OB1 association. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 328 (4), pp. 1115-1124. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (2001) Why send people into space?. Astronomy Now 15 (4), pp. 65-66. ISSN 0951-9726.
- Crawford, Ian (2001) The case for human spaceflight. Science and Public Affairs 4, ISSN 0268-490X.
- Crawford, Ian (2001) The scientific case for a human spaceflight infrastructure. Earth, Moon, and Planets 87 (3), pp. 221-231. ISSN 0167-9295.
- Crawford, Ian (2001) The scientific case for human space exploration. Space Policy 17 (3), pp. 155-159. ISSN 0265-9646.
- Crawford, Ian (2001) An ultra-high-resolution study of the interstellar medium in the direction of α Ophiuchi. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 327 (3), pp. 841-848. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian and Dunkin, S.K. (2001) The scientific case for human spaceflight. Astronomy and Geophysics 42 (3), pp. 3.33-3.34. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Price, R.J. and Crawford, Ian and Barlow, M.J. and Howarth, I.D. (2001) An ultra-high-resolution study of the interstellar medium towards Orion. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 328 (2), pp. 555-582. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Price, R.J. and Crawford, Ian and Howarth, I.D. (2001) δ Orionis: further temporal variability and evidence for small-scale structure in the interstellar medium. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 321 (3), pp. 553-558. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (2000) Searching for extraterrestrials: where are they?. Scientific American pp. 38-43. ISSN 0036-8733.
- Crawford, Ian (2000) A study of interstellar Na I D absorption lines towards the Lupus molecular clouds. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 317 (4), pp. 996-1004. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian and Barlow, M.J. (2000) Ultra-high-resolution observations of circumstellar K I and C2 around the post-AGB star HD 56126. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 311 (2), pp. 370-376. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian and Howarth, I.D. and Ryder, S.D. and Stathakis, R.A. (2000) κ Velorum: another variable interstellar sightline?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 319 (2), pp. L1-L6. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Price, R.J. and Crawford, Ian and Barlow, M.J. (2000) Detection of a variable interstellar absorption component towards δ Orionis A. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 312 (3), pp. L43-L48. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Dunkin, S.K. and Crawford, Ian (1999) The optical interstellar spectrum of κ Vel (HD 81188) and a measurement of interstellar cloud turbulence. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 302 (1), pp. 197-202. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Beust, H. and Lagrange, A.-M. and Crawford, Ian and Goudard, C. and Spyromilio, J. and Vidal-Madjar, A. (1998) The β pictoris circumstellar disk XXV: the ca ii absorption lines and the falling evaporating bodies model revisited using UHRF observations. Astronomy & Astrophysics 338 (3), pp. 1015-1030. ISSN 0004-6361.
- Crawford, Ian (1998) The scientific case for human space flight. Astronomy and Geophysics 39 (6), pp. 14-17. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian and Beust, H. and Lagrange, A.M. (1998) Detection of a strong transient blue-shifted absorption component in the beta Pictoris disk. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 294 (2), pp. L31-L34. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian and Lallement, R. and Welsh, B.Y. (1998) Additional ultra-high-resolution observations of Ca+ ions in the local interstellar medium. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 300 (4), pp. 1181-1188. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Dunkin, S.K. and Crawford, Ian (1998) Spatially resolved optical spectroscopy of the Herbig Ae/Vega-like binary star HD 35187. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 298 (1), pp. 275-284. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Sahu, M.S. and Blades, J.C. and He, L. and Hartmann, D.A.P. and Barlow, M.J. and Crawford, Ian (1998) Atomic and molecular interstellar absorption lines toward the high galactic latitude stars HD 141569 and HD 157841 at ultra-high resolution. The Astrophysical Journal 504 (1), pp. 522-532. ISSN 0004-637X.
- Welsh, B.Y. and Craig, N. and Crawford, Ian and Price, R.J. (1998) Beta Pic-like circumstellar disk gas surrounding HR 10 and HD 85905. Astronomy & Astrophysics 338 (2), pp. 674-682. ISSN 0004-6361.
- Blades, J.C. and Sahu, M.S. and He, L. and Crawford, Ian and Barlow, M.J. and Diego, F. (1997) Ultra-high-resolution observations of interstellar Na I and Ca II toward the high-galactic latitude star HD 28497. The Astrophysical Journal 478 (2), pp. 648-657. ISSN 0004-637X.
- Crawford, Ian (1997) Galactic civilisations: a reply. Astronomy and Geophysics 38 (6), pp. 19-19. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian (1997) How common are technological civilizations?. Astronomy and Geophysics 38 (4), pp. 24-26. ISSN 1366-8781.
- Crawford, Ian (1997) Ultra-high-resolution observations of interstellar C2, CH and CN towards zeta Ophiuchi and HD 169454. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 290 (1), pp. 41-48. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian and Craig, N. and Welsh, B.Y. (1997) The velocity structure of the local interstellar medium probed by ultra-high-resolution spectroscopy. Astronomy & Astrophysics 317 (3), pp. 889-897. ISSN 0004-6361.
- Crawford, Ian and Williams, D.A. (1997) Detection of interstellar NH towards ζ Ophiuchi by means of ultra-high-resolution spectroscopy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 291 (3), pp. L53-L56. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Oudmaijer, R.D. and Drew, J.E. and Barlow, M.J. and Crawford, Ian and Proga, D. (1997) Helium absorption and emission towards Θ1 Ori C. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 291 (1), pp. 110-120. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (1996) Where are all the extraterrestrials?. New Scientist 2050, pp. 52. ISSN 0262-4079.
- Crawford, Ian and Barlow, M.J. (1996) Ultra-high-resolution measurements of the intrinsic line profiles of interstellar C2 towards ζ Ophiuchi and HD 169454. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 280 (3), pp. 863-867. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Barlow, M.J. and Crawford, Ian and Diego, F. and Dryburgh, M. and Fish, A.C. and Howarth, I.D. and Spyromilio, J. and Walker, D.D. (1995) First results from the UHRF: ultra-high-resolution observations of atomic interstellar lines towards ζ Ophiuchi. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 272 (2), pp. 333-345. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (1995) Flight to the stars. Sky and Space 8 (3), pp. 14-18. ISSN 1035-932X.
- Crawford, Ian (1995) Some thoughts on the implications of faster-than-light interstellar space travel. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 36 (3), pp. 205-218. ISSN 0035-8738.
- Crawford, Ian (1995) Space development: social and political implications. Space Policy 11 (4), pp. 219-225. ISSN 0265-9646.
- Crawford, Ian (1995) Ultra-high-resolution observations of the intrinsic line profiles of interstellar CH, CH+ and CN. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 277 (2), pp. 458-470. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian and Dunkin, S.K. (1995) Ultra-high-resolution observations of Ca+ ions in the local interstellar medium. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 273 (1), pp. 219-224. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Diego, F. and Fish, A.C. and Barlow, M.J. and Crawford, Ian and Spyromilio, J. and Dryburgh, M. and Brooks, D. and Howarth, I.D. and Walker, D.D. (1995) The ultra-high-resolution facility at the Anglo-Australian telescope. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 272 (2), pp. 323-332. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (1994) An ultra-high-resolution search for interstellar Ca+ towards Alpha Centauri A. Observatory -Didcot- 114, pp. 288-293. ISSN 0029-7704.
- Crawford, Ian and Barlow, M.J. and Diego, F. and Spyromilio, J. (1994) First results from the UHRF: ultra-high-resolution observations of interstellar CH, CH+ and CN towards ζ Ophiuchi. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 266 (4), pp. 903-909. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian and Spyromilio, J. and Barlow, M.J. and Diego, F. and Lagrange, A.M. (1994) Ultra-high-resolution observations of Ca K line variations in the β Pictoris disc. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 266 (1), pp. L65-L68. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (1993) Space, world government, and 'the end of history'. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 46, pp. 415-420. ISSN 0007-084X.
- Crawford, Ian (1993) To spread confident wings to space. New Scientist 1904, pp. 46. ISSN 0262-4079.
- Crawford, Ian (1993) The starship as an exercise in world government. Spaceflight 35, pp. 188-190.
- Somerville, W.B. and Crawford, Ian (1993) Observations of molecules in diffuse interstellar clouds. Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 89 (13), pp. 2261-2268. ISSN 0956-5000.
- Crawford, Ian (1992) Beyond the nation-state. Nature 358, pp. 448. ISSN 0028-0836.
- Crawford, Ian (1992) High-resolution observations of the interstellar NaI UV doublet and a discussion of the resulting NaI/CaII ratios. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 259 (1), pp. 47-62. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (1992) Observations of interstellar Na I and Ca II towards five southern stars and some comments on the location of the denser diffuse clouds in the southern Milky Way. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 254 (2), pp. 264-272. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (1992) The interstellar spectrum of HD 175156. Observatory -Didcot- 112, pp. 161-167. ISSN 0029-7704.
- Crawford, Ian (1992) A space programme for planet Earth. Spaceflight 34, pp. 121-124. ISSN 0038-6340.
- Crawford, Ian (1991) Further thoughts on the interstellar spectrum of HD 174632. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 250 (4), pp. 707-711. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (1991) High resolution observations of interstellar NaI and CA II towards the Scorpio-Centaurus association. Astronomy & Astrophysics 247, pp. 183-201. ISSN 0004-6361.
- Crawford, Ian (1991) Observations of interstellar lines towards HD 110432. Astronomy & Astrophysics 246, pp. 210-212. ISSN 0004-6361.
- Crawford, Ian (1991) Wanderers in space: the case for peripatetic astronomy teachers. Astronomy Now 5 (10), pp. 54. ISSN 0951-9726.
- Crawford, Ian and Barlow, M.J. (1991) On the distance to M1-67. Astronomy & Astrophysics 249 (9), pp. 518-520. ISSN 0004-6361.
- Crawford, Ian and Barlow, M.J. (1991) The distance to the WN8 star We 21. Astronomy & Astrophysics 251, pp. L39-L42. ISSN 0004-6361.
- Crawford, Ian (1990) Benefits of mission to Mars. Nature 346, pp. 504. ISSN 0028-0836.
- Crawford, Ian (1990) Disarming for the future: turning swords into spaceships. New Scientist 1717, pp. 67-68. ISSN 0262-4079.
- Crawford, Ian (1990) Interstellar travel: a review for astronomers. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 31, pp. 377-400. ISSN 0035-8738.
- Crawford, Ian (1990) Observations of interstellar CN and C2 towards the Scorpius OB1 association. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 244, pp. 646-651. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (1990) The optical interstellar spectrum of HD 26571. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 243 (4), pp. 593-601. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (1990) The strength of the Ca II K and Na I D lines in the B stars: implications for interstellar studies. Observatory -Didcot- 110 (1098), pp. 145-149. ISSN 0029-7704.
- Crawford, Ian (1989) High resolution observations of interstellar CH and CH+ towards the Scorpius OB1 association. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 241 (3), pp. 575-594. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian (1989) Observations of interstellar lines towards HD 110432. Observatory -Didcot- 109, pp. 232-235. ISSN 0029-7704.
- Crawford, Ian and Barlow, M.J. and Blades, J.C. (1989) High resolution observations of interstellar Na I and Ca II towards the Scorpius OB1 association. The Astrophysical Journal 336, pp. 212-230. ISSN 0004-637X.
- Crawford, Ian (1988) High resolution observations of interstellar Na I towards HD 174632. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 233 (4), pp. 923-928. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Crawford, Ian and McNally, D. (1987) A search for the diffuse interstellar lines at 5780 and 5797 in the coma of comet Halley and the possible detection of an unidentified cometary absorption line. Observatory -Didcot- 107, pp. 20-24. ISSN 0029-7704.
- Crawford, Ian and Rees, P.C.T. and Diego, F. (1987) Measurement of the instrumental response function of the Mount Stromlo coude echelle spectrograph. Observatory -Didcot- 107, pp. 147-153. ISSN 0029-7704.
- Crawford, Ian and Girdler, R.W. and Renner, R.G.B. (1986) An aeromagnetic study of the Staccato Peaks area, Alexander Island, Antarctica. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin 70, pp. 41-53. ISSN 0007-0262.
- Crawford, Ian (1981) Evolving idea: on the evolution of Lamarckism. New Scientist 1245, pp. 765. ISSN 0262-4079.
- Crawford, Ian (1981) On the formation of a global space agency. Spaceflight 23, pp. 316-317. ISSN 0038-6340.
Book
- Crawford, Ian, ed. (2021) Expanding worldviews: Astrobiology, big history and cosmic perspectives. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. 58, Springer. ISBN 9783030704810.
Book Review
- Albert, M. and Crawford, Ian and Erman, E. and Kessler, O. and Bartelson, J. and Sienknecht, M. and Patomäki, H. (2024) Forum on Heikki Patomäki’s World Statehood: The Future of World Politics.
- Crawford, Ian (2022) Dark Skies: Space Expansionism, Planetary Geopolitics, and the Ends of Humanity.
Book Section
- Crawford, Ian (2022) Brightening the skies: institutional solutions to the societal and geopolitical risks of space expansionism. In: Cockell, C.S. (ed.) The Institutions of Extraterrestrial Liberty. Oxford University Press. pp. 119-139. ISBN 9780192897985.
- Crawford, Ian (2021) Who speaks for humanity? The need for a single political voice. In: Chon Torres, O.A. and Peters, T. and Seckbach, J. and Gordon, R. (eds.) Astrobiology: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy. Scrivener Publishing. pp. 313-338. ISBN 9781119711162.
- Crawford, Ian (2021) Widening perspectives: the intellectual and social benefits of Astrobiology, Big History, and the exploration of space. In: Crawford, Ian (ed.) Expanding Worldviews: Astrobiology, Big History and Cosmic Perspectives. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer. pp. 341-365. ISBN 9783030704810.
- Crawford, Ian (2018) Direct exoplanet investigation using interstellar space probes. In: DeegJuan, H.J. and Belmonte, A. (eds.) Handbook of Exoplanets. Springer. pp. 3413-3431. ISBN 9783319553320.
- Crawford, Ian (2017) The moon as a recorder of nearby supernovae. In: Murdin, P. and Alsabti, A. (eds.) Handbook of Supernovae. Springer. pp. 2507-2522. ISBN 9783319218458.
- Crawford, Ian (2015) Interplanetary federalism: maximising the chances of extraterrestrial peace, diversity and liberty. In: Cockell, C.S. (ed.) The Meaning of Liberty Beyond Earth. Space and Society. Berlin, Germany: Springer. pp. 199-218. ISSN 2199-3882. ISBN 9783319095660.
- Crawford, Ian and Anand, M. and Joy, K. (2014) Lunar exploration. In: Spohn, T. and Breuer, D. and Johnson, T.V. (eds.) The Encyclopedia of the Solar System. Elsevier. pp. 555-579. ISBN 9780124158450.
- Crawford, Ian (1995) Interstellar travel: a review. In: Zuckerman, B. and Hart, M.H. (eds.) Extraterrestrials: Where are They?. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 50-69. ISBN 9780521448031.
Conference Item
- Snape, J.F. and Joy, K.H. and Crawford, Ian and Beard, Andy (2008) A petrographic study of lunar meteorite Northeast Africa. 39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2008, Texas, USA
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I am happy to receive enquiries from the media on the following topics:
- Space exploration
- Searching for life in the universe
- The Moon
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I give a large number of educational and public talks on topics related to space exploration and the search for life in the universe.

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  Record of professional activities up 2009-2019
  Vice-President, Royal Astronomical Society (2017 – 2019)
  
  Member, Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group (2016-2019)
  
  Member, ESA Human Spaceflight and Exploration Science Advisory Committee (HESAC; 2014-2018)
  
  Senior Secretary/Geophysical Secretary, RAS (2007 – 2017)
  
  Member, European Space Sciences Committee (2008 –14)
  
  Member, ESA Lunar Exploration Development Team (LEDT; 2009-2013)
- Other
  
  Record of professional activities 1999-2008
  • Member, Site Selection Working Group, International Lunar Network (2008-10)
  • Chair, MoonLITE Scientific Working Group (2008-9)
  • Member, ESA MoonNEXT mission SDT (2007-8)
  • Member, UK Space Exploration Working Group (2007)
  • Member, NASA-BNSC Joint Working Group on Lunar Exploration (2007)
  • Chair, International Science Team for the Chandrayaan-1 X-Ray Spectrometer (2006-2012)
  • Member, ESA/ESSC Ad Hoc Group on space exploration (2006-7)
  • Member, ESA Human Spaceflight Vision Group (HSVG; 2003)
  • Member (later Chair), PPARC's Time Allocation Committee for the Anglo-Australian Telescope (1999-2003; Chair: 2001-2003)

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