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The Nexus of Space & Sustainability

In the midst of the space industry’s exhilarating expansion, the need to confront its environmental impacts and navigate the challenges posed by a changing climate has never been more critical. ASCEND is dedicated to unraveling the intricate connections between space activities and planetary well-being. Unveil innovative solutions using space-based assets to preserve and protect Earth’s environment at the intersection of space and sustainability.

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Space 2050: Our Future Shaped by Today's Space Technology Advances

The Most Cost-Effective Actions for Space Sustainability

Learn more about the most cost-effective methods for space sustainability, focusing on debris mitigation, tracking, and remediation as identified in a recent NASA report on maximizing benefits per cost.

Diverse Dozen

Created in partnership with renowned astrodynamicist Moriba Jah, this exclusive community of passionate thought leaders is dedicated to preserving a debris-free off-world environment.

The Future of Earth Observation Technology: Value creation for non-space industries

As NASA prepares to release its Request for Proposals for space stations services, discover from agency leadership and some of NASA’s funded and unfunded partners how they are planning to meet NASA's requirements and serve new customers in the emerging commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) paradigm.

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Producing Lunar Steel and Oxygen Using Molten Regolith Electrolysis

Amber Cooper, Antoine Allanore, Beverly Ma, Chiara Rissola, Dean Bergman, George C. Lordos, Hyein Na, Inimai Subramanian, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Jonatan Fontanez, Jose Ramirez, Jose Soto, Kir Latyshev, Kristoff Misquitta, Laman Jalil, Lokesh Sangabattula, Martin…
Jahniverse spacecraft ops for sustainability
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We have landfills in space, but we don’t have to

BY MORIBA JAH | JAHNIVERSE | FEBRUARY 2023
Space transportations pollutioni conundrum
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Space transportation’s pollution conundrum

BY ALYSSA TOMLINSON | JANUARY 2022

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