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Environmental Considerations in the age of Space Exploration: the Conservation and Protection of Non-Earth Environments
Monica R. Vidaurri, Alexander Q. Gilbert
This document is an abbreviated version of the law review, led by Alexander Q. Gilbert, entitled: "Major Federal Actions Significantly Affecting the Quality of the Space Environmen…
An asynchronous object-oriented approach to the automation of the 0.8-meter George Mason University campus telescope in Python
Michael Reefe, Owen Alfaro, Shawn Foster +22
We present a unique implementation of Python coding in an asynchronous object-oriented programming (OOP) framework to fully automate the process of collecting data with the George…
Asteroid Resource Utilization: Ethical Concerns and Progress
Andrew S. Rivkin, Moses Milazzo, Aparna Venkatesan +4
As asteroid mining moves toward reality, the high bar to entering the business may limit participation and increase inequality, reducing or eliminating any benefit gained by margin…
Ethical Exploration and the Role of Planetary Protection in Disrupting Colonial Practices
Frank Tavares, Denise Buckner, Dana Burton +9
We recommend that the planetary science and space exploration community engage in a robust reevaluation concerning the ethics of how future crewed and uncrewed missions to the Moon…
The Social Sciences Interdisciplinarity for Astronomy and Astrophysics -- Lessons from the History of NASA and Related Fields
Anamaria Berea, Kathryn Denning, Monica Vidaurri +5
In this paper we showcase the importance of understanding and measuring interdisciplinarity and other -disciplinarity concepts for all scientists, the role social sciences have his…
Absolute Prioritization of Planetary Protection, Safety, and Avoiding Imperialism in All Future Science Missions: A Policy Perspective
Monica Vidaurri, Alia Wofford, Jonathan Brande +3
The prioritization and improvement of ethics, planetary protection, and safety standards in the astro-sciences is the most critical priority as our scientific and exploratory capab…