
TOPSHOT - A computer-generated artists impression released by the European Space Agency (ESA) depicts an approximation of 12 000 objects in orbit around the Earth.
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The importance of sustainable space exploration in the 21st century
Assistant Professor and TPP alum Danielle Wood ’04, SM ’08, PhD ’12 discusses the future of space sustainability. “I hope that humans pause and note that the actions we’re taking now and in the next 10 years really are going to be decisive in the relationship between humans and our planet, and humans and other locations, like the moon,” says Wood.