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A podcast organized by the Jus Ad Astra Project - Advancing the analysis, development, and adoption of human rights across outer space for the benefit of humanity.

Jus Ad Astra


    • Dec 16, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    Ep. 15 - Why the Space Sector is Complicit w/ Sahba El-Shawa and Giuliana Rotola

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 59:34


    The concept of dual-use has been around since the first satellite was launched into space. The relationship between space, national security, and the military-industrial complex is often taken for granted, but it shouldn't be. On this episode, Sahba El-Shawa and Giuliana Rotola critique the space industry's complicity in militarism around the world. If you want to learn more about the Palestine Space Institute you can check out their website www.palestinespace.org or find them on Instagram @palestinespaceinstitute. For our curious listeners out there eager to learn more about human rights issues in outer space, you can reach out to us via the project's Twitter @jusadastra or checkout out our website at www.jusadastra.org.

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    EP.14 - What to Do About Space Debris w/ Prof. Steven Freeland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 72:50


    On this episode we talk with Professor Steven Freeland about space debris, sustainability, and the future of commercial space.

    EP.13 - Humanizing Space with Deepika Jeyakodi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 44:11


    Everyone has the right to access space. On this episode we talk with space lawyer Deepika Jeyakodi about humanizing space and making it more accessible.

    EP.12 - Planning for Future Generations in Space w/ Hunter Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 56:24


    In this episode we discuss the future of humanity in outer space with Hunter Williams, a tech development manager at Honeybee Robotics. Honeybee is a Blue Origin Company working to establish a sustainable and permanent human presence on the surface of the Moon.

    EP.11 - Dark Skies and Light Pollution w/ Yana Yakushina

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 41:47


    On this episode, we talk with dark sky protector and space law expert Yana Yakushina about the problems caused by light pollution and how to mitigate them.

    EP.10 - Becoming Off-Worldly w/ Laura Forczyk

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 34:30


    In this episode we chat with Space Professional Laura Forczyk about what it means to become off-worldly. Laura is the founder and executive director of Astralytical, an aerospace consulting company founded in 2016.

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    EP.9 - Decoloniality with Dr. Natalie Trevino

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 46:16


    In this episode we chat with Dr. Natalie Trevino about decolonial theory and the Frontier Metaphor in Space. 

    EP.8 - Space Urban Planning with Britt Duffy Adkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 54:06


    In this episode we sit down to discuss urban planning, space communication, and human rights issues with Britt Duffy Adkins, the very first space urban planner and the founder of Celestial Citizen, a platform for promoting a more equitable and just vision of planetary settlement beyond Earth. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to check out the Celestial Citizen podcast as well!

    EP.7 - Payloads, Satellites, and Debris with Ryan Duffy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 32:52


    In this episode we sit down to discuss space debris with Ryan Duffy, a founding editor of Payload Space. Payload Space is a daily newsletter that covers both space business and policy. Also discussed is the exponential growth of satellites in outer space, and the ramifications it will have on the future of all space-related endeavors!

    EP.6 - Cultural Heritage with Special Guest Michelle Hanlon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 43:52


    In this episode we sit down to discuss cultural heritage with Michelle Hanlon, one of the co-directors of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, the president of the National Space Society, and the co-founder and president of For All Moonkind.

    EP.5 - The Future of Commercial Spaceflight with Special Guest Laura Crabtree

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 19:53


    In this episode we sit down with Laura Crabtree, the Co-Founder and CEO of Epsilon3, a company that creates and provides software tools for space missions, to discuss how the space industry has changed and what private space companies are doing to shape the future of space as know it.

    EP.4 - The Right to Environment in Space with Cris van Eijk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 24:44


    In this episode, we sit down with Cris van Eijk, an international lawyer based at the University of Cambridge. Cris researches outer space law from Global South, human rights, and environmental perspectives.

    EP.3 - Labour Law and Human Rights in Outer Space with Alyson Decker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 23:41


    We sit down with Alyson Decker, employment lawyer and legal advisor with Jus Ad Astra, to discuss the future of labour issues and workers rights in outer space.

    EP.2 - The EAGLE has landed! Lunar Governance with Antonino Salmeri

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 34:45


    We sit down with Mr. Antonino Salmeri, Doctoral Researcher at the University of Luxembourg, to discuss the SGAC's recently released EAGLE initiative on lunar governance.

    EP.1 - Introducing Pod Ad Astra with Special Guest Jonathan Lim

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 28:21


    In this episode with sit down with Mr. Jonathan Lim - founder and project co-lead to Jus Ad Astra. Mr. Lim is a lawyer, geopolitical analyst, and cybersecurity analyst who carries a distinct passion in exploring the intersection of human rights and outer space affairs.

    Welcome to Pod Ad Astra

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 0:44


    Driving human rights across the final frontier

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