{"id":23092,"date":"2020-12-03T20:34:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T12:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/there-is-a-growing-call-for-a-more-ethical-approach-to-expanding-into-space\/"},"modified":"2020-12-03T20:34:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T12:34:06","slug":"there-is-a-growing-call-for-a-more-ethical-approach-to-expanding-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/there-is-a-growing-call-for-a-more-ethical-approach-to-expanding-into-space\/","title":{"rendered":"There is a growing call for a more ethical approach to expanding into space"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joel Sercel is the president and founder of TransAstra Corporation, while Steve Kwast is a retired Air Force lieutenant general and the president of Genesis Systems. Together, the two men have argued that humanity needs to take a slower, more ethical approach to space. They argue that every time humans expand into a new frontier, it reaps many rewards but also has many dangerous side-effects. We need to learn from this when approaching space, and so far, it appears that we haven\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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The argument begins with the two presenting a thesis. Essentially stating that we need more ethics revolving around venturing into space.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe must create a carefully crafted new field of \u201cspace ethics,\u201d modeled in part on the bioethics that have guided medicine for decades. Space ethics must embrace stewardship of the space environment, the human rights of those endeavoring to extend civilization into space, the rule of law, and how the benefits of space can broadly benefit humanity while particularly motivating and rewarding those who risk, dare, invent, and invest.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

They then move onto pointing out that so far, we have done a terrible job of considering any ethics in our approach to space. <\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are not off to a great start. In the early days of space, we didn\u2019t consider some of the key ethical implications of exploration or commerce. We weren\u2019t concerned when spacecraft blew up in orbit. Now, millions of pieces of debris travel in low Earth orbit alongside thousands, soon to be tens of thousands, of spacecraft.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is all followed up with a call to action, a call for the White House to get involved and develop laws and regulations around space.<\/p>\n

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