A Systems Approach to Sustainability in Space
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This document discusses space debris and approaches to addressing it. It notes that there are currently over 23,000 tracked pieces of space debris and over 750,000 debris pieces between 1-10 cm in size. The document outlines secondary research on current policies, guidelines, and case studies related to space debris and the space industry. It also describes primary research activities that were conducted including workshops with kids and professionals to generate ideas on dealing with past, present, and future space debris through scenario-based exercises. Some of the ideas generated included disallowing satellites in certain orbits in the past, using nets to capture debris now, and developing artificial gases or waves to carry out future communication functions.
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A Systems Approach to Sustainability in Space
- 3. The Cosmic Calling Why Space Debris?
- 4. Out of sight Out of mind
- 5. What is Space Debris ?
- 6. What makes it a Wicked Problem?
- 8. 23,000 regularly tracked 7500 tn of space debris 750,000 debris between the size of 1cm to 10cm
- 9. Research Widening our Knowledge base.
- 10. Lifecycle Assessment Effect on Environment Manufacturing Material Selection Binding Rules Iinternational Co-operation Revision of Treaties Privatization Democratization New Business Models Policies Sustainability Economics
- 11. Sharing our Journey Blog, Booklet and Abstract
- 12. Secondary Research • Current Policies around Space Debris • Guidelines • Dual Use Technologies • Checks & Balances • Use of Space Tech on Earth • Spin-Off Tech • Commercialisation
- 13. Case Studies • Impact of Gender on Space Exploration • Impact of Space on UK Economy • Space Elevator Sustainability • Handbook of New actors in Space
- 15. Approaches • Space Debris • Democratization of Space • Economics of Space • Design Approach in Space Industry • International Policy Framework • Space & Relatability
- 16. Narrowing down Space Debris • Is burning on re-entry the best way to end a satellites life Democratisation of Space • Who keeps check on how data from satellites are processed? • How can treaties be revised for the new Space age? Space & relatability • How can common man relate more to Space? • How do you kindle interest and fascination on a larger scale towards Space?
- 17. Research & Mapping • Structured view of the Space industry. • Finding new problems, opportunity areas and intervention points • Understanding Upstream and Downstream of the Industry
- 19. Houston! We’ve made Contact Primary Research
- 22. Why conduct a workshop with kids? Idea Generation & Awareness Unhindered Creativity
- 25. Flow of the workshop Write down facts about Space and fact about Earth. Presentation Make your own superhero/super-heroin Humanising a Satellite Teaching them the parts of a Satellite Make your own Satellite
- 26. Workshop with the professionals
- 27. The Past: Restart the Space Age with your current understanding. The Present: Deal with present space debris. The Future: How can we mitigate Debris creation? Scenario Based idea generation
- 28. Design for Collision Design for Modularity Design for Trackability Design for demise Design for Re-use Design for Secondary use Design for Transformation Design inspired from Nature Triggers For idea generation
- 30. Past group:- • Disallowed launching of satellites into the Geostationary orbit. • Standardisation of satellite parts, and creation of modular buses which could be repaired or replaced easily Present group:- • Mitigating space debris using nets • Increased global co-operation • Better ground segments to track the orbital debris. Future group:- • Artificial envelope of gases that reflect communication signals • Developing microwave and infrared waves to carry out the function of broadband communication Outcomes Of the idea generation
- 33. Awareness Time capsules Comic Solutions Developing concepts based on the workshop Satellite designs