Recorded Panel Discussion: Building Our Off-World Future
Join an ethicist, an astronaut, and an engineer for a spirited discussion about the return to human spaceflight and how close we are to building a sustainable civilization beyond Earth.
Speakers
- Sandra Magnus, OSD, Undersecretary for Research and Engineering
- Kathryn Denning, Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, York University
- Minoo Rathnasabapathy, Research Engineer, Space Enabled, MIT Media Lab
Kathy Laurini, HLS Payload and Commercialization Lead, Dynetics Technical Solutions
Session Objectives
- Dealing with the inherent human challenges – both physiological and psychological – to living and working off-Earth.
- Technical and design solutions needed to expand off of planet Earth to other worlds.
- Our ethical responsibility as this journey unfolds, and how we ensure we meet it.
But the Best News of All…
This panel discussion is part of a new series of online events powered by ASCEND—the new, global platform for innovation that’s accelerating space commerce and new discoveries.
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Make sure you register now. That way, you’ll receive an email with a link to the recording afterwards—even if you don’t attend the session!