Sustainable Space Initiative
@ssinz.bsky.social
A new era of space: promoting sustainable, responsible space activity | ssi.org.nz
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For folk interested in international perspectives on SETI (the search for extraterrestrial intelligence): a presentation from @gabriela-radulescu.bsky.social on Armenia & the former Czechoslovakia combining science, politics & ancient cultural–astronomical traditions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=059T...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=059T...
Earthly & extraterrestrial connections: CETI/SETI in Armenia & Czechoslovakia | Gabriela Radulescu
YouTube video by Cosmoimaginaries
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September 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
For folk interested in international perspectives on SETI (the search for extraterrestrial intelligence): a presentation from @gabriela-radulescu.bsky.social on Armenia & the former Czechoslovakia combining science, politics & ancient cultural–astronomical traditions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=059T...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=059T...
Our members @drpriaero.bsky.social and @catherineq.bsky.social quoted in @thespinoff.bsky.social on NZ's MethaneSat involvement:
thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...
thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...
What went wrong with MethaneSat – and who should answer for it?
New Zealand’s first publicly funded space mission has ended with a lost satellite and a debate about how we spend our money in space.<br />
thespinoff.co.nz
July 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Our members @drpriaero.bsky.social and @catherineq.bsky.social quoted in @thespinoff.bsky.social on NZ's MethaneSat involvement:
thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...
thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...
Read the latest paper on successful launch site planning co-authored by our lead @drpriaero.bsky.social
🗞 csps.aerospace.org/papers/space...
🗞 csps.aerospace.org/papers/space...
July 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Read the latest paper on successful launch site planning co-authored by our lead @drpriaero.bsky.social
🗞 csps.aerospace.org/papers/space...
🗞 csps.aerospace.org/papers/space...
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🔗 Read the full paper here: csps.aerospace.org/papers/space...
📍Published by the Center for Space Policy & Strategy @ Aerospace Corporation
With support from:
Sustainable Space Initiative @ University of Auckland
#spaceports #spacesustainability #spacestrategy #AotearoaInSpace
🔗 Read the full paper here: csps.aerospace.org/papers/space...
📍Published by the Center for Space Policy & Strategy @ Aerospace Corporation
With support from:
Sustainable Space Initiative @ University of Auckland
#spaceports #spacesustainability #spacestrategy #AotearoaInSpace
July 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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🔗 Read the full paper here: csps.aerospace.org/papers/space...
📍Published by the Center for Space Policy & Strategy @ Aerospace Corporation
With support from:
Sustainable Space Initiative @ University of Auckland
#spaceports #spacesustainability #spacestrategy #AotearoaInSpace
🔗 Read the full paper here: csps.aerospace.org/papers/space...
📍Published by the Center for Space Policy & Strategy @ Aerospace Corporation
With support from:
Sustainable Space Initiative @ University of Auckland
#spaceports #spacesustainability #spacestrategy #AotearoaInSpace
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✅ Looking offshore?
Floating launch/landing platforms could relieve land-use pressures — but they come with serious engineering & cost challenges.
✅ Looking offshore?
Floating launch/landing platforms could relieve land-use pressures — but they come with serious engineering & cost challenges.
July 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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✅ Looking offshore?
Floating launch/landing platforms could relieve land-use pressures — but they come with serious engineering & cost challenges.
✅ Looking offshore?
Floating launch/landing platforms could relieve land-use pressures — but they come with serious engineering & cost challenges.
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✅ Spaceports don’t succeed in isolation.
They need ecosystems:
⚙️ Supporting infrastructure
👩🔬 Talent pipelines
📜 Regulation
🤝 Public-private partnerships
(NZ is doing some things right here!)
✅ Spaceports don’t succeed in isolation.
They need ecosystems:
⚙️ Supporting infrastructure
👩🔬 Talent pipelines
📜 Regulation
🤝 Public-private partnerships
(NZ is doing some things right here!)
July 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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✅ Spaceports don’t succeed in isolation.
They need ecosystems:
⚙️ Supporting infrastructure
👩🔬 Talent pipelines
📜 Regulation
🤝 Public-private partnerships
(NZ is doing some things right here!)
✅ Spaceports don’t succeed in isolation.
They need ecosystems:
⚙️ Supporting infrastructure
👩🔬 Talent pipelines
📜 Regulation
🤝 Public-private partnerships
(NZ is doing some things right here!)
Reposted by Sustainable Space Initiative
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✅ Trust is key.
Opaque processes & poor consultation — especially with Indigenous communities — can derail projects before they launch.
✅ Trust is key.
Opaque processes & poor consultation — especially with Indigenous communities — can derail projects before they launch.
July 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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✅ Trust is key.
Opaque processes & poor consultation — especially with Indigenous communities — can derail projects before they launch.
✅ Trust is key.
Opaque processes & poor consultation — especially with Indigenous communities — can derail projects before they launch.
Reposted by Sustainable Space Initiative
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✅ Not all spaceports deliver promised benefits.
Our US & NZ case studies show failed projections, financial shortfalls & community opposition where stakeholder engagement was weak.
✅ Not all spaceports deliver promised benefits.
Our US & NZ case studies show failed projections, financial shortfalls & community opposition where stakeholder engagement was weak.
July 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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✅ Not all spaceports deliver promised benefits.
Our US & NZ case studies show failed projections, financial shortfalls & community opposition where stakeholder engagement was weak.
✅ Not all spaceports deliver promised benefits.
Our US & NZ case studies show failed projections, financial shortfalls & community opposition where stakeholder engagement was weak.
Reposted by Sustainable Space Initiative
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✅ Forecasting launch demand is tricky.
Satellite filings often overestimate demand — only a fraction of proposed satellites actually make it to orbit.
✅ Forecasting launch demand is tricky.
Satellite filings often overestimate demand — only a fraction of proposed satellites actually make it to orbit.
July 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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✅ Forecasting launch demand is tricky.
Satellite filings often overestimate demand — only a fraction of proposed satellites actually make it to orbit.
✅ Forecasting launch demand is tricky.
Satellite filings often overestimate demand — only a fraction of proposed satellites actually make it to orbit.
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✅ Spaceport ambitions must be grounded in practical realities.
Launch sites should balance space aspirations with regional economic, environmental & social needs.
✅ Spaceport ambitions must be grounded in practical realities.
Launch sites should balance space aspirations with regional economic, environmental & social needs.
July 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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✅ Spaceport ambitions must be grounded in practical realities.
Launch sites should balance space aspirations with regional economic, environmental & social needs.
✅ Spaceport ambitions must be grounded in practical realities.
Launch sites should balance space aspirations with regional economic, environmental & social needs.
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To showcase the breadth of expertise behind the Sustainable Space Initiative (SSI), we’re profiling each of our members 👇
Next up: Dr. @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social — political sociologist, public policy researcher, and cross-disciplinary thinker. 🛰️🌏
To showcase the breadth of expertise behind the Sustainable Space Initiative (SSI), we’re profiling each of our members 👇
Next up: Dr. @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social — political sociologist, public policy researcher, and cross-disciplinary thinker. 🛰️🌏
June 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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To showcase the breadth of expertise behind the Sustainable Space Initiative (SSI), we’re profiling each of our members 👇
Next up: Dr. @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social — political sociologist, public policy researcher, and cross-disciplinary thinker. 🛰️🌏
To showcase the breadth of expertise behind the Sustainable Space Initiative (SSI), we’re profiling each of our members 👇
Next up: Dr. @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social — political sociologist, public policy researcher, and cross-disciplinary thinker. 🛰️🌏
1/ To showcase the breadth of expertise behind the Sustainable Space Initiative, we’re profiling each of our members 👇
Meet Dr Adam Morris – a strategic foresight expert helping communities and decision-makers explore not just one future, but many. 🧵
Meet Dr Adam Morris – a strategic foresight expert helping communities and decision-makers explore not just one future, but many. 🧵
June 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
1/ To showcase the breadth of expertise behind the Sustainable Space Initiative, we’re profiling each of our members 👇
Meet Dr Adam Morris – a strategic foresight expert helping communities and decision-makers explore not just one future, but many. 🧵
Meet Dr Adam Morris – a strategic foresight expert helping communities and decision-makers explore not just one future, but many. 🧵
Huge congrats to Ronda Geise on completing her Master’s in Mechanical Engineering @UniAuckland! Her futures-focused research analysed global space strategies for sustainability. Now being submitted to Earth System Governance Journal—well done, Ronda! 🚀🌍 #SpaceSustainability #STEM
May 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Huge congrats to Ronda Geise on completing her Master’s in Mechanical Engineering @UniAuckland! Her futures-focused research analysed global space strategies for sustainability. Now being submitted to Earth System Governance Journal—well done, Ronda! 🚀🌍 #SpaceSustainability #STEM
Why should NZ care about space sustainability? Our research lead @drpriaero.bsky.social introduces our work in this research impact video commissioned by Uni of Auckland.
youtu.be/gnI8x2UUR1Q?...
youtu.be/gnI8x2UUR1Q?...
Impact stories | Creating research impact with Dr Priyanka Dhopa
YouTube video by University of Auckland - Website video repository
youtu.be
March 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Why should NZ care about space sustainability? Our research lead @drpriaero.bsky.social introduces our work in this research impact video commissioned by Uni of Auckland.
youtu.be/gnI8x2UUR1Q?...
youtu.be/gnI8x2UUR1Q?...
Spotlight on our recent analysis: "The intersection of space and sustainability: the need for a transdisciplinary and bi-cultural approach"
Space sustainability is a complex issue, & as we watch burning rocket bodies light up the sky, space debris mitigation tends to dominate the discussion. [1/9]
Space sustainability is a complex issue, & as we watch burning rocket bodies light up the sky, space debris mitigation tends to dominate the discussion. [1/9]
January 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Spotlight on our recent analysis: "The intersection of space and sustainability: the need for a transdisciplinary and bi-cultural approach"
Space sustainability is a complex issue, & as we watch burning rocket bodies light up the sky, space debris mitigation tends to dominate the discussion. [1/9]
Space sustainability is a complex issue, & as we watch burning rocket bodies light up the sky, space debris mitigation tends to dominate the discussion. [1/9]
Welcome to the Sustainable Space Initiative! We are a multidisciplinary research initiative, formed in 2022, hosted by the University of Auckland.
Our work takes a holistic approach to space sustainability across four main areas: systems thinking, policy, public engagement and technical solutions.
Our work takes a holistic approach to space sustainability across four main areas: systems thinking, policy, public engagement and technical solutions.
January 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Welcome to the Sustainable Space Initiative! We are a multidisciplinary research initiative, formed in 2022, hosted by the University of Auckland.
Our work takes a holistic approach to space sustainability across four main areas: systems thinking, policy, public engagement and technical solutions.
Our work takes a holistic approach to space sustainability across four main areas: systems thinking, policy, public engagement and technical solutions.