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What does space privatisation mean for climate?

Bertie talks to the Director of the Delhi Science Forum, D. Raghunandan, on whether space exploration is good or bad for the environment.
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With India kicking off 2025 with an historic space-docking experiment, and Elon Musk’s growing power in the US government raising questions over the future of his spacecraft and satellite companies SpaceX and Starlink, we may be at the dawn of a new era for space exploration.

Unlike the 20th Century Space Race, however, it will likely be private companies that cross new mildstones – not public agencies. But who will regulate mining on the moon and tourism in space, and what are the environmental implications? 

Bertie talks about these issues with D. Raghunandan, Director of the Delhi Science Forum, as well as discussing the positive contributions of the space sector towards climate and environmental science. 

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