Space Archaeology and the Law with Asst Prof Alice Gorman
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What’s the most original career you could have in space? How about space archaeologist? Studying human artefacts in space, or those that have returned to Earth from space, and how to deal with the problem of space junk while also protecting some of our human heritage in space. This is the work of Associate Professor Alice Gorman, aka Dr Space Junk. Join me, Dr Cassandra Steer, as I talk with Alice about whether the Artemis Accords do a good job of asserting protection of human heritage on the Moon, and how we can protect the Moon itself from negative human impact.
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