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SUMMARY:Space Exploration: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding 
 Norms and Ethics in Space - Dr. Sara Langston
DTSTART:20180727T123000Z
DTEND:20180727T133000Z
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CONTACT:Simon Hodgkin
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nSpace exploration is a multifaceted topic\, travers
 ing diverse disciplines from physics and engineering to biology\, philosop
 hy and law. Space is acknowledged as a physical environment\, a tool and a
  concept. As a fundamental idea\, outer space also reflects the inner reac
 hes and potential of human imagination\, innovation\, and possibility. It 
 reveals itself on the individual level as well as in myth\, culture\, poli
 cy and law. Space exploration therefore requires multidisciplinary perspec
 tives and contributions. While space technologies (e.g. rockets\, launches
  and satellites) are often publicized in the media as celebrated activitie
 s\, equally important to space exploration are the sciences: astronomy\, p
 lanetary science\, astrobiology and astrochemistry\, among others. Likewis
 e\, space policy serves to provide a grand vision while space law solidifi
 es those values to enact a framework for regulating actors and activities 
 in space. Ethics\, further serves as a lynchpin\, a foundation for underst
 anding why we care to explore the cosmos and prudence in foreseeing the im
 plications of our actions. Taken together\, these disciplines explore vari
 ous aspects of the same pertinent questions: why should we care about spac
 e? as well as\, how do we get there and…what then?\n \nThis talk address
 es some of the practical applications and implications of exploration\, di
 scovery and progress in outer space. Applying an interdisciplinary approac
 h to space exploration\, whether through the lens of a telescope or sendin
 g robotic and human envoys to extraterrestrial environments\, we can conne
 ct the underlying dots between space science\, technology\, law and ethics
 \, rendering a more holistic understanding of humanity and space explorati
 on.  \n\nBio:\nSara M. Langston\, Esq.\, JD\, LL.M.\, PhD\, is an aerospac
 e lawyer\, ethicist\, educator and Army veteran with a technical military 
 aviation background. As a legal consultant she provides strategic advice t
 o government agencies and private industry in the US and Europe on new and
  forward-looking science/technologies\, applications for space exploration
  and commercial human spaceflight. Dr. Langston holds a Ph.D. in the Histo
 ry and Philosophy of Science\; J.D. with specialization in Public Internat
 ional Law\; LL.M. (Adv.) in Air and Space Law\; B.S. in Politics and Histo
 ry\; and a Space Studies Certificate in Physical Sciences from the Interna
 tional Space University. She is a member of the International Institute of
  Space Law\, Royal Aeronautical Society\, and is an active member of the N
 ew York and District of Columbia Bars.
LOCATION:Sackler Lecture Theatre\, IoA
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