Space Archaeology (SPACE JUNK) with Alice Gorman
Ologies with Alie Ward
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The Worst Part of Being a Space Archaeologist
I still sometimes encounter people who think that it's ridiculous to look at the social and symbolic and political aspects of space endeavours in the 20th and 21st centuries. I also come across people who think because I might be critical of some aspect of space policy or space industry that this means on some you know unreconstructed luddite who never wants to go to space. There's a sort of a hardcore a hardcore hardcore of the space community for whom there are no ethical dimensions to what we're doing and there are no negative impacts on anyone. What is your favourite thing about being a space archaeologist? The most exciting part of my job is finding amazing stories about human engagement with space
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