Followers of this website will know about the Magna Carta, but have you ever heard of the Astra Carta?
Neither had I until last night when I attended a talk given by Canadian NASA astronaut Col Chris Hadfield about ‘A Journey Into the Cosmos’.
He was involved in the creation of the Astra Carta, alongside King Charles III.
At the 2022 Space Sustainability Summit , The King (when he was The Prince of Wales) shared his vision – and an ambition – for an Astra Carta. An initiative that would help bring together the public and private sector to focus on space sustainability.
A year later this ambition became a reality, and in June 2023 the Sustainable Markets Initiative launched the Astra Carta which builds on the foundation of the Terra Carta to shape a future of responsible and sustainable space exploration, development, and cooperation. It aims to serve as a roadmap for the global private sector to align their space-related activities with sustainability goals, approaches, and standards in partnership with governments, international organisations and other stakeholders.
Text from: https://www.sustainable-markets.org/astra-carta/astra-carta/