Space Exploration and Sustainable Development
How does space exploration and development impact progress towards achieving the UN SDGs?
This project strives to understand how space exploration can support an equitable and sustainable future aligned with global environmental and social goals. This study uses the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)s as a framework for research that will inform the creation of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) benchmarks to guide the burgeoning space industry towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices at an early stage of industry development.
Key Accomplishments
- The Ars Electronica Festival Director invited members of our Space Exploration and Sustainable Development pilot project to display their exhibition in Linz, Austria.
- “Space Exploration and Sustainable Development” at the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society 2022 (ISTAS22), November 10-12, 2022. See: https://www.istas22.org/program/track-4/
- VR Exhibit featured in the ESPRONCEDA – Institute of Art & Culture “Digital Awareness Exhibition: From Education to Social Impact and Human Identity”, June 10 – June 18, 2022, in Barcelona, Spain.
Team members
Sarthak Bhardwaj
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Second Year in Aerospace Engineering, Concentration in Astronautics
Madison Macias
Graduate Research Assistant, Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, BSE Mechanical Engineering
