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:

• Check out the new edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy
• I am also designing a new live-taught course. Join the mailing list to get updates and early access: https://jfx8zhjodpz.typeform.com/to/t0VSuhVD

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

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro2:20 Intro to Ian and the Secure World Foundation5:21 What is space sustainability?7:08 Space debris11:53 Different approaches to avoiding future debris15:00 Space traffic management18:05 International cooperation in Space22:28 What can we do about anti-satellite tests?25:12 Other aspects of debris26:24 Keeping the wider space environment safe29:55 Nuclear waste in space33:22 Space "ESG"38:20 How can investors help out SWF40:41 SWF due diligence checklist43:28 SWF summit for space sustainability - https://swfsummit.org/44:47 Sci-Fi