Abstract

Military Work by Space Exploration Organizations: A Barrier to Inclusion and Safe Workspaces for Marginalized Communities

Highlights

  • “...the perspective of space exploration gives us the ability to see Earth and humanity as one, but some of the technology simultaneously threatens to doom our civilization

  • This paper responds to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 topic of “The state of the profession including issues of diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility, the creation of safe workspaces, and recommended policies and practices to improve the state of the profession”

  • We focus on the impact of the US space science industry's involvement with the US military-industrial complex (MIC) on marginalized space science workers and students

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Summary

Results and Discussion

A total of 29 responses to the form were received spanning various education and career levels, ethnicities, genders, religious affiliations and, citizenships. We observed three emergent themes in the responses: (1) the extent of MIC ties to space science job opportunities; (2) effects on recruitment and retention; (3) the impact on mental health

Extent of MIC ties in space science workplaces
Recruitment and retention
Impact on mental health

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