Space Business Podcast

#64 Ian Christensen, Secure World Foundation: Space Sustainability

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We are talking about space sustainability this week. I sat down with an expert in the topic, Ian Christensen from the Secure World Foundation. A lot of the conversation is about space debris, but we also talk about some other interesting topics. Check it out.

Opportunities to learn more about space business:
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    • The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics.

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    Space Sustainability Summit in London: https://swfsummit.org/

     

    Timestamps:

    0:00 Intro
    2:20 Intro to Ian and the Secure World Foundation
    5:21 What is space sustainability?
    7:08 Space debris
    11:53 Different approaches to avoiding future debris
    15:00 Space traffic management
    18:05 International cooperation in Space
    22:28 What can we do about anti-satellite tests?
    25:12 Other aspects of debris
    26:24 Keeping the wider space environment safe
    29:55 Nuclear waste in space
    33:22 Space "ESG"
    38:20 How can investors help out SWF
    40:41 SWF due diligence checklist
    43:28 SWF summit for space sustainability - https://swfsummit.org/
    44:47 Sci-Fi
    ...more
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