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Examining the Space Value Chain through the lens of the Circular Economy
With the world driving toward net-zero carbon emission, the space sector plays a vital role in addressing climate change and sustainability issues. For instance, satellite earth observation helps monitor natural resources and provides key data for forecasting air quality and carbon emissions; satellite navigation and communications help optimise and improve traffic management, contributing to an effective supply chain and reducing carbon emission. Besides employing space technologies as an enabler in other sectors for achieving sustainability, it is also essential to examine the sustainability agenda within the space sector itself. The European Space Agency (ESA) established the Clean Space initiative in 2012, which delivers a sustainable approach to managing space activities, aiming to minimise the environmental impact on Earth and in space. Following the triple bottom line concept, it is also vital to explore social and economic sustainability apart from the environmental aspect. Circular Economy (CE) is a concept contributing to sustainability. Stemming from sustainable manufacturing, CE was developed and pioneered by Ellen MacArthur Foundation in the UK. CE aims to eliminate waste and pollution by circulating products and materials at their highest value, which drives the efficient use of finite resources. As opposed to the "take, make, use and dispose" linear economy model, CE champions the idea of 6Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Remanufacture and Redesign). As a result, CE profoundly impacts the value chain in an organisation's business model. The value chain in the space sector consists of the upstream and downstream segments involving various actors (stakeholders). The upstream segment covers space manufacturing activities such as launching spacecraft and satellites, which include research and development and manufacturing actors. The downstream segment comprises space applications such as activities using space data for offering products or services. Industry 4.0 is seen as an enabler of achieving ...
Examining the Space Value Chain through the lens of the Circular Economy
With the world driving toward net-zero carbon emission, the space sector plays a vital role in addressing climate change and sustainability issues. For instance, satellite earth observation helps monitor natural resources and provides key data for forecasting air quality and carbon emissions; satellite navigation and communications help optimise and improve traffic management, contributing to an effective supply chain and reducing carbon emission. Besides employing space technologies as an enabler in other sectors for achieving sustainability, it is also essential to examine the sustainability agenda within the space sector itself. The European Space Agency (ESA) established the Clean Space initiative in 2012, which delivers a sustainable approach to managing space activities, aiming to minimise the environmental impact on Earth and in space. Following the triple bottom line concept, it is also vital to explore social and economic sustainability apart from the environmental aspect. Circular Economy (CE) is a concept contributing to sustainability. Stemming from sustainable manufacturing, CE was developed and pioneered by Ellen MacArthur Foundation in the UK. CE aims to eliminate waste and pollution by circulating products and materials at their highest value, which drives the efficient use of finite resources. As opposed to the "take, make, use and dispose" linear economy model, CE champions the idea of 6Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Remanufacture and Redesign). As a result, CE profoundly impacts the value chain in an organisation's business model. The value chain in the space sector consists of the upstream and downstream segments involving various actors (stakeholders). The upstream segment covers space manufacturing activities such as launching spacecraft and satellites, which include research and development and manufacturing actors. The downstream segment comprises space applications such as activities using space data for offering products or services. Industry 4.0 is seen as an enabler of achieving ...
Examining the Space Value Chain through the lens of the Circular Economy
Tan, Chekfoung (author) / Emes, Michael (author) / Raper, Ian (author) / Alhammad, Muna (author)
2022-10-25
In: Proceedings of the 10th International Systems & Concurrent Engineering for Space Applications Conference. ESA Conference Bureau / ATPI Corporate Events: Noordwijk, Netherlands. (2022) (In press).
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