2022 Space Traffic Management Conference-Day 2 Intro and Keynote

The Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability (SSSS) Program at The University of Texas at Austin’s Strauss Center and the Cockrell School of Engineering, in partnership with the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and Privateer, held the 8th annual Space Traffic Management conference, “Anthropogenic Environmental Impact and Assessment of Space Traffic on Space Operations and Implications for Climate Change Monitoring.” Northstar Earth and Space and Kayhan Space are also co-sponsors. The conference took place on March 2nd and 3rd, 2022, in the Bass Lecture Hall of the LBJ School at the University of Texas at Austin and via Zoom Webinar.

Introduction: Frederic Pelletier, Northstar Earth and Space
Keynote: Dr. Danielle Wood, MIT Media Lab

[Astroponicist]

Satellites are primarily made of metals. metals are very easy to recycle but very difficult to mine & process. the cost of launch to orbit is very high. these factors lend themselves to the justification for capture & processing of orbital debris into stock materials for use in space including the expansion of lunar communities.