16–19 Oct 2023
ESTEC
Europe/Paris timezone

Extending the Circular Economy to Outer Space. Reuse and Remanufacturing in Space

Not scheduled
18m
ESTEC

ESTEC

Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Speaker

Bernd Weiss (Luleå University of Technology)

Description

This presentation is to present our current findings on how a circular economy can be extended to outer space. We take a look at other industries and identify the requirements of circular material flows in space. We then describe a case study for a typical spacecraft and outline a process to change from linear to circular perspective, and to servicing, reuse, and remanufacturing in space.

I am a doctoral candidate at Luleå University of Technology (LTU), where I conduct research on accelerating industry-scale transformation and best practices to enable Sustainable-Design-by-Default, with currently focusing on the space industry, clothing, and resilience of supply chain.

This research is published within the Creaternity Space Lab and Astromerge.

Primary author

Bernd Weiss (Luleå University of Technology)

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