Overview
Written by award-winning author, futurist, and space technology expert Joseph Pelton
Shows how space tech can assist pandemic-tracking, cosmic hazard monitoring, tele-education and more
Takes a multidisciplinary approach, examining the social and economic impact of such efforts
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- space-based IT systems
- space information systems
- commercial space applications
- space monitoring
- satellite applications
- government satellite uses
- cosmic hazard monitoring
- cosmic hazard detection systems
- satellite climate tracking
- satellite meteorology
- satellite hijacking
- satelite cyber attacks
- satellite crisis monitoring
- satellite information sharing
- satellite mapping
About this book
In his latest book, space scientist, futurist, and educator Joseph N. Pelton explores a
dozen ways that Planet Earth is at “existential” risk, along with the many ways that
space systems, data analytics, and advanced networking systems can help us cope
with these global challenges.
The chapters examine in a straightforward way how satellite systems and technol-
ogy can drastically transform fields such as pandemic tracking and global medical
responses, cosmic hazard monitoring, nuclear energy and waste disposal, water and
land pollution, tele-education/telemedicine, and military conflict. Such examples
show how orbiting smart systems will play an ever more vital role in our vulnerable
modern world, allowing us to monitor, track, and respond to mounting problems of
the 21st century.
Dr. Pelton takes a broad view, probing the social, economic, and regulatory factors
that are crucial to creating a more sustainable “Spaceship Earth.” This book is a call
to action, promoting more organized international collaboration and investment in
space technologies that can enable global change.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Pelton is the Founding President of the Society of Satellite Professionals International, the Founder and former Executive Director of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation, and played a key role in the founding of the International Space University. He announced the formation of the Clarke Foundation at the White House in 1983 while he was acting as the Managing Director of the National Committee for World Communications Year – A US Presidential Appointment. He played a role in the formation of the Arthur C. Clarke Center on the Human Imagination at the University of California San Diego in 2012 as well as a new STEM education exhibit at the National Electronics Museum that opened in September 2018. His degrees are from the University of Tulsa (B.S.), New York University (M.A.), and Georgetown University (Ph.D.) His most recent books include: Preparing for the Next Cyber Revolution, Space 2.0: Revolutionary Advances in the Space Industry, The New Gold Rush: The Riches of Space Beckon, Smart Cities for Today and Tomorrow, Digital Defense, and The Farthest Shore: An 21st Century Guide to Space (2nd Edition). He is currently assisting the Hudson Foundation with a re-examination of global space policy. His web page is: http://www.josephpelton.com/books-and-articlesHe resides in Arlington, Virginia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Space Systems and Sustainability
Book Subtitle: From Asteroids and Solar Storms to Pandemics and Climate Change
Authors: Joseph N. Pelton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75735-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75734-2Published: 14 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75735-9Published: 13 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 256
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Science and Technology Studies