[The #SpaceIndustry in the 21st century] In order to comply with the #ParisAgreements, the space industry must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 7% per year. To this end, new low-carbon #technologies must be developed, and priority given to major space missions aiming to revolutionize our #scientific knowledge.
These two areas of development are called #decarbonization and #frugality. Eleven French researchers, including @didier_barret, Olivier Berné, @jknodlseder and Aurélie Marchaudon from IRAP, detail their possible implementation in the French space sector: “Towards sustainable space research in France”: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02506-w
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