Lightning Talk: Pat Pataranutaporn presents on the Bio-Digital Cyborg. Cooper left listeners with an impression of the importance of planetary protection as a tool for sustainable development in space exploration: “As you explore…my charge to you is to keep planetary protections in mind, to be good custodians of the universe.” Cooper underscored the value of international collaboration, referencing NASA’s collaboration with the European Space Agency on the Mars Rover mission: “It takes a village for this to succeed,” adding that many of the instruments on the Mars rover were international payloads. On the theme of collective imagination, Dr. Cooper explained the necessity for meticulous efforts to limit bio-contamination during space exploration when the possibility for detection-of-life is a consideration. By calling attention to the impact of microbial life on Earth and potentially on other planets, Dr. Moogega Cooper, the Planetary Protection Lead for the Mars 2020 mission, delivered the keynote address on the importance of planetary protection considerations in the design of future space technology. Inspired by the concept of Star Trek’s Starfleet academy, Ariel posed a question to event attendees and speakers, “How can we build an environment…where young minds go to prepare to explore the cosmos?”ĭr. To kick off the event, SEI founder and director Ariel Ekblaw described the Initiative’s founding mission to “democratize, realize, and revolutionize access to space” by building out the technologies of our sci-fi space future. This year marks the Space Exploration Initiative’s 5th anniversary. SEI Founder and Director Ariel Ekblaw introduces Virtual Beyond the Cradle 2021. Following over a year of widespread disruption to everyday life, this event proved that science and the pursuit of exploration have indeed continued to prosper. This year, the event was converted to a virtual format to continue the collective imagination and innovation that normally happens in person.Īs the speakers of Virtual Beyond the Cradle demonstrated, this past year - as difficult as it has been - has not stemmed the innovative design and creation processes that are familiar to the Media Lab. In a normal year, the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) would invite speakers and audience members from around the country and across the globe to the MIT Media Lab.
Beyond the Cradle is the Initiative’s flagship event that brings together scientists, engineers, artists, designers, and leaders of the space industry to envision and contribute to futures in space. Greetings Earthlings! Thursday April 15th saw the 5th-annual installation of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative’s Virtual Beyond the Cradle: Envisioning a New Space Age.
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