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...
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...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
...land’ on other worlds by applying ISRU approaches for sustainable exploration and colonisation. Just as 17th century explorers ...reliable and potent. Materials available The real key to self-sustaining or at least ISRU-driven lunar and Mars bases is ...
14 June 2021
Space sector prepares for Sustainability Summit
...stakeholders have been joining forces to explore solutions to sustainability-focused challenges set by environmental groups, academia, ...the initiative are to be showcased at the free online Sustainable Space Summit on 23 June. The event will also ...
February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
Within the coming decade, organisations – both public and private – from various countries will carry out operations on the Moon. The infrastructure that allows them to do this will be vital and, in this article, Michael Castle-Miller presents the ...
