As NASA lays out its Artemis activities, it expects to set precedents in spaceflight for decades to come. Including ethical and social considerations in Artemis planning will improve the likelihood that the future we create is one where humanity collectively wants to live. NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) hosted an Artemis and Ethics Workshop. This workshop was held at NASA’s Mary Jackson Headquarters in Washington, DC from April 12th -14th 2023 and brought together invited experts in social science, humanities, and technical fields to discuss ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of Artemis and human exploration in general. The two key study questions that the workshop aimed to address were: 1) How should NASA consider the ELSI of the Artemis and Moon to Mars efforts?; and 2) What are the key ethical and societal implications that need consideration? After briefly summarizing the formal workshop report, this paper addresses the lessons learned from implementing an interdisciplinary workshop of this nature, and from reflecting on the complexities of societal implications long-term. Issues of breadth vs depth, preparing people to engage across cultures, and allowing for structured brainstorming of specific issues are of particular importance. We also reflect on the limits of a workshop full of experts for addressing these issues and note ways in which other participatory processes or adjustments to policy practices may be worthwhile.


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    Title :

    Artemis and Ethics Workshop Lessons Learned


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    AIAA ASCEND (Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery) ; 2023 ; Las Vegas, NV, US


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    Conference paper


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    English




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