Moriba Jah | American Space Scientist and Aerospace Engineer
- Moriba is a space environmentalist.
- He has a PhD in University of Colorado and is currently an Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering.
Podcast
Overview
As humanity expands its presence in outer space, the need to address the environmental impact of these activities becomes increasingly evident. Space environmentalism focuses on understanding, mitigating, and managing the environmental challenges associated with the growing amount of space debris. In this episode, Moriba Jah, a space envrionmentalist, shares insights into the challenges of space debris, and his vision for a harmonious and sustainable future in space.
[00:36] – About Moriba Jah
- Moriba is a space environmentalist.
- He has a PhD in University of Colorado and is currently an Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering.
- Moriba has a rich background working with NASA and received various awards, including the NASA Space Act Award.
[08:42] – Should we prioritise sending our satellites to space given the junk that humans have put there?
- Satellites provide great use for humanity.
- We shouldn’t stop launching or having them, however, not everybody needs to launch one.
- At Privateer, we are planning to launch a common satellite and inviting people to subscribe to be able to get the data or picture of space they want, without having to launch a separate one.
- We care and focus to minimise the number of single-use satellites in space.
[17:35] – What is the role of indigenous people in protecting the environment?
- Indigenous people are the original stewards of spaceship Earth.
- They live by certain principles.
- The first is believing that things are interconnected.
- They embrace the intergenerational contract with stewardship vs. ownership of stuff.
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- Moriba is a space environmentalist.
- He has a PhD in University of Colorado and is currently an associate professor in Aerospace Engineering.
- Moriba has a rich background working with NASA and received various awards, including the NASA Space Act Award.
