January 2020
Open source space sustainability
... increase in the number of low Earth satellites is raising public awareness and concern about the long-term sustainability of space activities. An innovative open source system called TruSat is creating new opportunities for concerned citizens around...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
...in the oceans, in that there is a lack of international agreement on the need to deal with these issues. The space sustainability guidelines themselves focus on promoting communication within the space industry among the various actors. They advocate...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
... Simpson about her passionate vision for improving the way we do things in space. Katherine Courtney. How important is sustainability when it comes to space and the low Earth orbit (LEO) environment? It’s critical, absolutely critical. The forecasts...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
...Agenda is centred around four objectives that focus on consolidating the role that space systems play in escalating sustainable development; utilising space to ameliorate daily life; making outer space more accessible; and enhancing collaboration and...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
...Cornwall’s journey to the first launch in 2021, a ‘launch for good’, which includes a commitment to become the most sustainable launch location in the world. Protestors from the environmental group Extinction Rebellion at the Cornwall Council meeting...
March 2022
Space travel and environmental sustainability
... this can still be low enough to represent an acceptably low fraction of humanity’s global emissions. Clearly, we need more sustainable practices in the running of our everyday lives, but the goal of low environmental impact is equally necessary for...
