Possible Moral and Social Issues of your Dream Job

The consequences of space exploration occur on many levels: commercial applications, education and inspiration to
youth, applications satellites, scientific benefits, and philosophical implications. All are open to analysis, whether the
knowledge acquired from space is more good than bad. As an astronaut, this might be the primary social issue of my
dream job. Contact with intelligent extraterrestrials beyond the solar system will remain a more remote possibility, and
when and if it happens we should learn from the history of culture contacts on Earth, wherein we have observed that
ignorance is indeed bliss for normal human beings who refuse the ever-bearing change called secularization. It is
with this mindset that often stops is from reaching our full potentials and embracing the truth with our naked eye.

Rights and Responsibilities of an astronaut

Rights

International Space Law exists and is comprised of five international treaties, five legal
principles and numerous UN General Assembly resolutions.

 Outer Space Treaty of 1967

 Moon Agreement of 1984:
The Agreement reaffirms and elaborates on many of the provisions of the Outer Space
Treaty as applied to the Moon and other celestial bodies, providing that those bodies
should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes, that their environments should not be
disrupted, that the United Nations should be informed of the location and purpose of any
station established on those bodies.

(both focuses on international cooperation, with the belief that benefits accrued from outer
space should be used to benefit all countries and people.)

 Charter of the United Nations – To maintain international peace and promote international
cooperation.

In summary, space treaties deal with matters such as arms control, freedom of exploration, the
non-appropriation of space by any one country – the idea being space is the “province of all
mankind” – the safety and rescue of spacecraft and astronauts, and the settlement of disputes
between space-faring nations.

Responsibilities:

An astronaut’s working day is not so different from Earth. With the exception of a unique environment,
they still work eight hours a day, sometimes doing overtime shifts if a job requires to do so, just like in
normal life. However, it is an astronaut’s main concern to always check with the mission planners from
below and see if there’s anything that needs doing, especially if it is an urgent issue that needs
addressing immediately. Then, one can say that the main responsibility of a spacewoman to leave a
project or experiment in a safe and tidy fashion. The completion of a project also means success on
Earth and to mankind
Reference:
http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/intromoon-agreement.html

https://rightsinfo.org/astronauts-human-rights-space/

https://www.dw.com/en/labor-rights-in-space-astronaut-on-a-break/a-44501026