Sustainable Space Initiative
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Their comments arise from our latest findings on Aotearoa NZ's aerospace sector and sustainability with @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social & team: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sustainability within Aotearoa New Zealand’s aerospace sector: current state and implications for the future
Aotearoa New Zealand's rapidly growing aerospace sector is still in its infancy, which presents us with the unique opportunity to incorporate sustainability as a key performance parameter from the ...
www.tandfonline.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Their comments arise from our latest findings on Aotearoa NZ's aerospace sector and sustainability with @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social & team: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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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
Reposted by Sustainable Space Initiative
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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.
Reposted by Sustainable Space Initiative
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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.
Reposted by Sustainable Space Initiative
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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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Read more about Sarah’s work and the SSI’s research into space sustainability in Aotearoa: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read more about Sarah’s work and the SSI’s research into space sustainability in Aotearoa: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sustainability within Aotearoa New Zealand’s aerospace sector: current state and implications for the future
Aotearoa New Zealand's rapidly growing aerospace sector is still in its infancy, which presents us with the unique opportunity to incorporate sustainability as a key performance parameter from the ...
www.tandfonline.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Read more about Sarah’s work and the SSI’s research into space sustainability in Aotearoa: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read more about Sarah’s work and the SSI’s research into space sustainability in Aotearoa: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Her work reminds us: sustainability isn’t just technical—it’s social. It’s about systems, stories, and power.
Her work reminds us: sustainability isn’t just technical—it’s social. It’s about systems, stories, and power.
June 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Her work reminds us: sustainability isn’t just technical—it’s social. It’s about systems, stories, and power.
Her work reminds us: sustainability isn’t just technical—it’s social. It’s about systems, stories, and power.
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She helps the SSI ask questions like:
🌌 Who defines “sustainability” in space?
🌌 How do policy, culture & communication shape governance?
🌌 How can we ensure diverse voices & values guide our space future?
She helps the SSI ask questions like:
🌌 Who defines “sustainability” in space?
🌌 How do policy, culture & communication shape governance?
🌌 How can we ensure diverse voices & values guide our space future?
June 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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She helps the SSI ask questions like:
🌌 Who defines “sustainability” in space?
🌌 How do policy, culture & communication shape governance?
🌌 How can we ensure diverse voices & values guide our space future?
She helps the SSI ask questions like:
🌌 Who defines “sustainability” in space?
🌌 How do policy, culture & communication shape governance?
🌌 How can we ensure diverse voices & values guide our space future?
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Now, she’s turning that lens to space.
Sarah’s helps us critically examine how sustainability is understood and implemented in Aotearoa’s emerging space sector—who’s involved, what assumptions are made, and what narratives guide our national direction.
Now, she’s turning that lens to space.
Sarah’s helps us critically examine how sustainability is understood and implemented in Aotearoa’s emerging space sector—who’s involved, what assumptions are made, and what narratives guide our national direction.
June 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Now, she’s turning that lens to space.
Sarah’s helps us critically examine how sustainability is understood and implemented in Aotearoa’s emerging space sector—who’s involved, what assumptions are made, and what narratives guide our national direction.
Now, she’s turning that lens to space.
Sarah’s helps us critically examine how sustainability is understood and implemented in Aotearoa’s emerging space sector—who’s involved, what assumptions are made, and what narratives guide our national direction.
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Her PhD explored how women in Aotearoa construct political participation in digital spaces—interrogating voice, power, and identity through a transdisciplinary lens.
Her PhD explored how women in Aotearoa construct political participation in digital spaces—interrogating voice, power, and identity through a transdisciplinary lens.
June 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Her PhD explored how women in Aotearoa construct political participation in digital spaces—interrogating voice, power, and identity through a transdisciplinary lens.
Her PhD explored how women in Aotearoa construct political participation in digital spaces—interrogating voice, power, and identity through a transdisciplinary lens.
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Sarah is based at the Public Policy Institute & School of Social Sciences, @aucklanduni.bsky.social. She brings a unique background in astrophysics, sociology, gender studies, and public policy to her work with the SSI.
Sarah is based at the Public Policy Institute & School of Social Sciences, @aucklanduni.bsky.social. She brings a unique background in astrophysics, sociology, gender studies, and public policy to her work with the SSI.
June 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Sarah is based at the Public Policy Institute & School of Social Sciences, @aucklanduni.bsky.social. She brings a unique background in astrophysics, sociology, gender studies, and public policy to her work with the SSI.
Sarah is based at the Public Policy Institute & School of Social Sciences, @aucklanduni.bsky.social. She brings a unique background in astrophysics, sociology, gender studies, and public policy to her work with the SSI.
5/ His approach? Exploring what’s probable, plausible, possible—and preferable—so we can act deliberately today to build a better tomorrow. 💡
📖 Learn more about Adam’s work in strategic foresight: climateconnectnz.com/news/futures...
📖 Learn more about Adam’s work in strategic foresight: climateconnectnz.com/news/futures...
Futures and Foresight: How to use these useful frameworks to prepare for change
Futures and Foresight provide important insight and knowledge to inform innovation and experimentation
climateconnectnz.com
June 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
5/ His approach? Exploring what’s probable, plausible, possible—and preferable—so we can act deliberately today to build a better tomorrow. 💡
📖 Learn more about Adam’s work in strategic foresight: climateconnectnz.com/news/futures...
📖 Learn more about Adam’s work in strategic foresight: climateconnectnz.com/news/futures...
4/ At SSI, Adam applies futures thinking to aerospace sustainability:
🌏 How might launch infrastructure evolve with global climate goals?
🛰️ What governance models will protect the orbital commons?
🚀 How do we build long-term thinking into rapid innovation?
🌏 How might launch infrastructure evolve with global climate goals?
🛰️ What governance models will protect the orbital commons?
🚀 How do we build long-term thinking into rapid innovation?
June 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
4/ At SSI, Adam applies futures thinking to aerospace sustainability:
🌏 How might launch infrastructure evolve with global climate goals?
🛰️ What governance models will protect the orbital commons?
🚀 How do we build long-term thinking into rapid innovation?
🌏 How might launch infrastructure evolve with global climate goals?
🛰️ What governance models will protect the orbital commons?
🚀 How do we build long-term thinking into rapid innovation?
3/ From conducting environmental impact assessments for international mining projects…
To developing low carbon strategies for Kent County Council…
To advising on climate resilience and aerospace sustainability…
Adam bridges science with strategy to shape better futures.
To developing low carbon strategies for Kent County Council…
To advising on climate resilience and aerospace sustainability…
Adam bridges science with strategy to shape better futures.
June 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
3/ From conducting environmental impact assessments for international mining projects…
To developing low carbon strategies for Kent County Council…
To advising on climate resilience and aerospace sustainability…
Adam bridges science with strategy to shape better futures.
To developing low carbon strategies for Kent County Council…
To advising on climate resilience and aerospace sustainability…
Adam bridges science with strategy to shape better futures.
2/ Adam is Principal Strategic Advisor in Auckland Council’s Strategic Advice Unit, with a background spanning planetary science, mining, public policy, and futures thinking.
His PhD? In Space & Planetary Science.
His mission? Helping society navigate complexity.
His PhD? In Space & Planetary Science.
His mission? Helping society navigate complexity.
June 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
2/ Adam is Principal Strategic Advisor in Auckland Council’s Strategic Advice Unit, with a background spanning planetary science, mining, public policy, and futures thinking.
His PhD? In Space & Planetary Science.
His mission? Helping society navigate complexity.
His PhD? In Space & Planetary Science.
His mission? Helping society navigate complexity.