Public Perceptions of Private Space Initiatives: How Young Adults View the SpaceX Plan to Colonize Mars

Platt, Carrie Anne; Jason, Mal; Sullivan, Curtis

doi:10.1016/j.spacepol.2019.101358

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“…Laing and Crouch (2004, 2005, 2011) concur with such findings. More recent studies (Olya & Han, 2020; Platt et al, 2020; Wang et al, 2020) shows who risk perception also plays a role, overriding enthusiasm and adventurous motivations.…”

Section: Space Tourism the State Of The Debatementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In our effort to build a new framework for sustainable space tourism, specialised consumption tourism provides the overall theoretical underpinning (Carvalho et al, 2019; Richards, 2011), highlighting components such as self‐development and identity construction. Space tourism is such a stimulating and exciting experience that exposes participants to skill sets otherwise impossible to acquire (Platt et al, 2020), escaping the banality of mass tourism (Olya & Han, 2020). More specifically, more than exploring the motivators for people to venture into space tourism (Reddy et al, 2012; Wang et al, 2020), we intend to define in which way an experience that most people would label as not environment‐friendly can be reframed and reconducted to a sustainable dimension.…”

Section: Building a New Framework For Sustainable Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The quest for sustainability in lower orbit: Conceptual models for space tourism

Paladini

Saha

2023

Journal of Tourism Research

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Section: Space Tourism the State Of The Debatementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Building a New Framework For Sustainable Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The quest for sustainability in lower orbit: Conceptual models for space tourism

Paladini

Saha

2023

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…NASA is usually among the first government organizations to face scrutiny when the specter of federal budget cuts periodically re-emerges (Steinberg, 2011), so its spending must occasionally be justified to the public. Although not as sensitive to public opinion, private companies like SpaceX are similarly subject to negative public opinion, especially concerning costs (Platt et al, 2020). Our deep read analysis found that 73% of articles on food production in space made at least one overt connection to the claimed benefits of the technologies for Earth (see Table 3).…”

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To the farm, Mars, and beyond: Technologies for growing food in space, the future of long-duration space missions, and earth implications in English news media coverage

Shaw

Soma²

2022

Front. Commun.

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The climate crisis, natural resource exploitation, and concerns around how to feed a growing world population have resulted in a growing chorus identifying the need for a Plan B. For some, this Plan B entails preparing for long-duration space missions and the development of human settlement on Mars. To plan for long-duration space missions, the development of food production technologies that can withstand extreme conditions such as poor soil, lack of gravity, and radiation are increasingly prioritized. These technologies may include genetic engineering, digital agriculture, 3D bioprinting, synthetically grown meat and more. Government and corporate proponents of long-duration space missions—NASA and SpaceX, among others—are actively funding agricultural research in space. They argue that the technologies developed for space will have positive implications beyond Mars—directly benefitting Earth and its inhabitants. This paper demonstrates that news reporting on the technology has been overall uncritical. Media narratives surrounding issues of food growth in space have not been studied. This study analyzes how English news media coverage (n = 170) from 67 publications report the feasibility of long-duration space missions, human settlements, and high-tech agricultural technologies. We provide a cross-section of the types of agricultural technologies being covered, the key organizations and actors in the field, and a critical analysis of media narratives. Using mixed methods content and discourse analysis, this study finds that the news media publications overwhelmingly portray long-duration space missions as both inevitable and a positive good for humanity. Without critically assessing the societal implications of food technologies for long-duration space missions vis-à-vis their benefits on Earth, we risk glossing over systemic and structural inequalities in the food system.

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“…Scholarship on space tourism suggests that financial cost and risk to human life will be paramount to public perceptions of private space initiatives. [8]…”

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Analyzing SpaceX's International Collaborations: Conflicts and Coordination Mechanisms with Space Partners

Cao

2024

HBEM

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Space exploration is a challenging and complex endeavor that requires collaboration between countries and organizations to advance. SpaceX, a leading private aerospace company, has engaged in various international collaborations with space agencies and partners to drive the development and application of space technology. However, international partnerships can also give rise to conflicts and issues that require suitable coordination mechanisms to resolve. SpaceX manages these challenges through cross-functional teams, effective project management, and shared knowledge. Strategies like diversity in partnerships enhance cooperation. SpaceX's experiences provide valuable insights for future space collaborations. SpaceX gets a lot achievements with its partners like NASA. And SpaceX do many efforts to deal with the troubles with them. SpaceX's approach to international collaborations in the field of space exploration revolves around cross-functional teams, effective project management, knowledge sharing, diversity in partnerships, a shared strategic vision, and a commitment to learning from experience.

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Public Perceptions of Private Space Initiatives: How Young Adults View the SpaceX Plan to Colonize Mars

Cited by 16 publications

References 24 publications

The quest for sustainability in lower orbit: Conceptual models for space tourism

The quest for sustainability in lower orbit: Conceptual models for space tourism

To the farm, Mars, and beyond: Technologies for growing food in space, the future of long-duration space missions, and earth implications in English news media coverage

Analyzing SpaceX's International Collaborations: Conflicts and Coordination Mechanisms with Space Partners

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