Spaceports need social scientists. Here’s why.

Richard Tutton; Alexander R. E.  Taylor; Pippa Goldschmidt; Eleanor  Armstrong; Mark  Presley; Matjaz Vidmar

Spaceports need social scientists. Here’s why.

Richard Tutton^*, Alexander R. E. Taylor, Pippa Goldschmidt, Eleanor Armstrong, Mark Presley, Matjaz Vidmar

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For the last twenty years, social science has partnered with the life sciences to understand the societal and ethical impact of innovation in biotech, genomics, and synthetic biology — but we have not seen this happen with the space sector. In this piece, we set out what social science can bring to the table.

Original language	English
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Publisher	Space News
Publication status	Published - 27 Dec 2023

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