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Ethical considerations for the age of non-governmental space exploration

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  • Allen Seylani

    (University of California, Riverside. 92521 Botanical Garden Dr)

  • Aman Singh Galsinh

    (University of Aberdeen)

  • Alexia Tasoula

    (FH Technikum
    Ohio University)

  • Anu R I

    (MVR Cancer Centre and Research Institute
    MVR Cancer Centre and Research Institute)

  • Andrea Camera

    (University of Oslo)

  • Jean Calleja-Agius

    (University of Malta)

  • Joseph Borg

    (University of Malta)

  • Chirag Goel

    (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)

  • JangKeun Kim

    (Weill Cornell Medicine)

  • Kevin B. Clark

    (Cures Within Reach
    Netherlands & Stanford University
    Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

  • Saswati Das

    (Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences)

  • Shehbeel Arif

    (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)

  • Michael Boerrigter

    (Deep Space Biology)

  • Caroline Coffey

    (Ohio University)

  • Nathaniel Szewczyk

    (Ohio University)

  • Christopher E. Mason

    (Weill Cornell Medicine)

  • Maria Manoli

    (University of Aberdeen)

  • Fathi Karouia

    (Exobiology Branch, NASA Ames Research Center
    Space Research Within Reach
    Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Hansjörg Schwertz

    (Molecular Medicine Program at the University of Utah
    Division of Occupational Medicine at the University of Utah
    Occupational Medicine at Billings Clinic Bozeman)

  • Afshin Beheshti

    (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
    Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center)

  • Dana Tulodziecki

    (Purdue University)

Abstract

Mounting ambitions and capabilities for public and private, non-government sector crewed space exploration bring with them an increasingly diverse set of space travelers, raising new and nontrivial ethical, legal, and medical policy and practice concerns which are still relatively underexplored. In this piece, we lay out several pressing issues related to ethical considerations for selecting space travelers and conducting human subject research on them, especially in the context of non-governmental and commercial/private space operations.

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  • Allen Seylani & Aman Singh Galsinh & Alexia Tasoula & Anu R I & Andrea Camera & Jean Calleja-Agius & Joseph Borg & Chirag Goel & JangKeun Kim & Kevin B. Clark & Saswati Das & Shehbeel Arif & Michael B, 2024. "Ethical considerations for the age of non-governmental space exploration," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-44357-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44357-x
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