Usman Ali Awan<\/p>\n
If you think about it, econom\u00adic models are more of psycho\u00adlogical models that define our behaviour. They program our be\u00adhaviour towards the envi\u00adronment and let\u2019s be hon\u00adest our behaviours have not reaped healthy re\u00adsults. Today, the oceans are flooded with plas\u00adtic, and it seems like matter has evolved and humans have devolved.
\nOur same behaviour has result\u00aded in the problem of space de\u00adbris that poses a serious threat. About 37,000 pieces of space debris bigger than 10 centime\u00adters are now in orbit, and anoth\u00ader million pieces smaller than 10 centimeters are also estimat\u00aded to be there. Some sources say that more than a million satellites could be heading toward Earth.
\nSpace sustainability relooks at the universe, it revisits space with a lens of stewardship re\u00addefining our behaviour towards serving rather than exercising. Cleaning up space is similar to trying to clean up a place that has been cluttered for decades but with the extra twists of le\u00adgal tapes, political clashes, and some complicated scientific is\u00adsues. Imagine trying to pick up pieces of trash that are rapidly gathering around the Earth, and if you deal with them incorrectly, you might cause an even bigger problem. Plus, before you even begin, you must get authoriza\u00adtion from several different coun\u00adtries that cannot always agree on who should conduct the cleaning or who will pay for it.
\nIt\u2019s critical that we figure this out because all of that debris fly\u00ading around could make it difficult for astronauts to safely explore space or for everyone to launch missions to other planets.
\nFortunately, recent initiatives demonstrate the internation\u00adal community\u2019s commitment to resolving the critical issue of space debris while also encour\u00adaging responsible exploration and the use of outer space. Pri\u00advateer Space is an example in it\u00adself. Founded by Dr. Moriba Jah, Steve Wozniak and Alex Fielding, Privateer Space is developing in\u00adnovative solutions to keep space clean. They intend to build some\u00adthing similar to a large fishing net that can travel into space and gather debris. This large fishing net would function by floating around in orbit and collecting all the bits of old satellites and met\u00adal that are floating around. Once the net catches this space trash, it may be securely sent back to Earth or sent into orbit where it will not harm anyone. Consider it a space version of garbage trucks.
\nPrivateer Space started the Pono project at the end of Novem\u00adber 2023. \u201cDoing what\u2019s right\u201d is what Pono means in Hawaiian. Pono is all about getting a better look at space to keep track of the junk that\u2019s floating around. Here, a data ride sharing system is be\u00ading made so that everyone can share knowledge about where space debris is. This will help keep satellites safe and avoid col\u00adlisions. This is a part of a bigger plan to make a long-lasting way to get to and use space data.
\nAs a Chief Scientist Officer at Privateer, Dr. Moriba Jah is think\u00ading about more than just clean\u00ading up the area. By reusing and recovering what is already there, he means stopping a problem be\u00adfore it starts. In his most recent works, Dr. Moriba Jah imagines a world where space is sustainable through a circular space economy that focuses on recycling and re\u00adusing space assets to cut down on waste and fight space debris. By reusing and recovering what is al\u00adready there, he means stopping a problem before it starts. The idea behind this is that we should be smart about our time in space so that it stays clean and safe for ev\u00aderyone in the future. He empha\u00adsises in his writings how impor\u00adtant it is to use data to help control space traffic and encourages in\u00adternational collaboration in these efforts. Dr. Moriba Jah\u2019s vision is a call to action that urges people around the world to come up with creative and responsible stan\u00addards to keep space travel safe and viable for future generations.\\
\nOne of the recent companies that have raised a voice for space sustainability is Space Guardian, which is Pakistan\u2019s first space sustainability research compa\u00adny, using Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) for research and policy creation. The research at Space Guardian looks at space travel through the lens of TEK to make sure that our adventures beyond Earth are safe and open to everyone. It may be possible to protect the final boundary for fu\u00adture generations by \u201ccombining ancient wisdom with modern sci\u00adence\u201d, as Dr. Moriba Jah says.
\nThese case studies highlight the dynamic and cooperative ef\u00adforts being made to make sure that space travel is beyond a race and for higher purposes. Not only do they show how important it is to keep improving technology and working together with oth\u00ader countries, but they also show how space is becoming more and more seen as a global asset that needs to be carefully controlled. As we keep pushing the limits of what is possible in space, we must make sure that future gen\u00aderations will be able to reach and safely explore space.
\nThe writer is a Space Generation Advisory Council member and a space sustainability writer.<\/p>\n
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Usman Ali Awan If you think about it, econom\u00adic models are more of psycho\u00adlogical models that define our behaviour. They program our be\u00adhaviour towards the envi\u00adronment and let\u2019s be hon\u00adest our behaviours have not reaped healthy re\u00adsults. Today, the oceans are flooded with plas\u00adtic, and it seems like matter has evolved and humans have devolved. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[13345],"class_list":{"0":"post-398539","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-article","7":"tag-usman-ali-awan"},"yoast_head":"\n