Journal articles
DEFINING THE CONCEPT OF GREEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY
N. Pulsiri, V. Dos Santos Paulino
SMD. 2025;(1):90-92
The world is currently facing increasing sustainability challenges both on Earth and in space. To ensure the continued benefit of space activities for humanity, it is crucial to find solutions that address these challenges. This paper aims to explore and analyze the concept of Green Space Technology (GST), which focuses on developing and managing space technologies with minimal environmental impact. A bibliometric analysis was conducted on 1,464 publications related to GST. The findings reveal that several countries are collaborating globally on this research. Additionally, two main research themes emerged, which are GST for preserving Earth and space’s environments. Based on these insights, this paper proposes the definition of GST as a space technology designed to perform space activities that causes minimal environmental impact or contributes to environmental preservation both on Earth and in space.
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