Danielle Wood
@space_enabled
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Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space
Joined August 2017
"When people hear the term 'space technology', they tend to picture rocket launches, or maybe missions to the Moon ... Other types of space activity with strong social impact tend to get less attention" @space_enabled
newhumanist.org.uk
How can we protect space so that it benefits all of humanity? We asked five experts for their perspectives
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This winter, Zero Robotics—an education outreach program led by Prof. Danielle Wood, @space_enabled, and the Innovation Learning Center—invites teams of US high school students to program Astrobee robots to manage crops in microgravity! Team registration closes Nov. 21. Learn
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Media Lab Prof. Danielle Wood (@space_enabled) and alum Dr. Joy Buolamwini (@jovialjoy) are among the MIT community members featured in The Genius Within, a new public art installation in Kendall Square (Cambridge, Massachusetts). https://t.co/u0fvrNdWCr
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In @Nature, Prof. @space_enabled makes the case for continuing to support NASA’s Earth-observation satellite programs, which are vital to understanding and protecting the environment. https://t.co/c9OFvxKClg
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Explore the 2025 MIT Summer Reading List, which includes work from Media Lab Professor Danielle Wood, director of the @space_enabled research group!
news.mit.edu
A summer reading list features books by MIT faculty and staff that were published from July 2024 to June 2025.
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On @bloomberg’s “The Close,” Media Lab Prof. Danielle Wood (@space_enabled) talks to host Romaine Bostick about the future of space exploration, NASA’s evolving role, public-private collaboration, and how the next generation of scientists is advancing a more equitable and
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Last month, Prof. Danielle Wood (@space_enabled) and collaborators presented "Harriet Jacobs: Journey to Saturn,” as part of MIT's Artfinity celebration. This multimedia choreopoem combines spoken word, music, and dance to examine concepts of space through the writings of
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Watch: Video of the first-ever High School Zero Robotics competition using the NASA Astrobee robot is available now! This event was hosted by @NASA's oldest active astronaut, @astro_Pettit. Zero Robotics is an educational outreach program that invites youth to program space
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Join me virtually or live March 4-5 for 11th Space Traffic Management Conference as I co-host with International Academy of Astronautics & Prof @moribajah of @UTAustin. See agenda & register: https://t.co/2IWs7GuqNf Thanks to @MITREcorp, @NorthStarEandS, IAA, & all sponsors!
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At 7pm ET on Feb. 28, Prof. Danielle Wood (@space_enabled) and collaborators will present "Harriet Jacobs: Journey to Saturn." Part of MIT's Artfinity celebration, this choreopoem explores our view of Earth from space. The multimedia performance combines spoken word, music, and
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Starting at 8am ET, tune into the livestream of the first-ever High School Zero Robotics competition using the NASA Astrobee robot! The event will be hosted by @NASA's oldest active astronaut, @astro_Pettit. Zero Robotics is an educational outreach program that invites youth to
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Team @Space_Enabled is presenting nine papers this week at #IAC2024 in Milan, Italy, along with a large group of faculty and students from MIT. The Space Enabled papers highlight recent impact using Systems Engineering and the EVDT (Environment-Vulnerability-Decision-Technology)
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🚨🚨🚨I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the Toxic Prisons Mapping Project, Beta - a participatory research initiative to map the environmental hazards faced by prisons, jails, and detention centers. See https://t.co/2L2pJBe52b & 🧵 below
toxicprisons.com
The Toxic Prisons Mapping Project, Beta, is a participatory research initiative to map the environmental hazards that prisons, jails, and detention centers face from extreme heat, air pollution,...
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Incarcerated people in US prisons are particularly susceptible to increased summer temperatures, such as the extreme heat waves of this past summer. In a new study, MIT researchers including Media Lab + @mitaeroastro alum @ItsUfuoma + Prof. @Space_Enabled combine
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At 7pm ET on Sept. 22, Media Lab Prof. Danielle Wood (@space_enabled) will host a screening of "Sweetwater" in association with @BostonFilmFest. The event will include a Q+A with lead actor @everettosborne and Director Martin Guigui. The event is free and open to the public, but
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Join virtually at 4pm ET today, 4 June, as Ufuoma Ovienmhada @ItsUfuoma of Team @space_enabled speaks today on “Climate Justice and Mass Incarceration.” Hosted by Harvard; details here: https://t.co/5cJLNgnSUX
media.mit.edu
Ufuoma Ovienmhada is one of the featured speakers at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute's talk on "Climate Justice and Mass Incarceration." People who are in…
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Join Team @space_enabled today at 10am ET for our first in the 2024 Webinar series on our #EVDT Environmental Modeling Framework. Learn how we work with leaders around the global to apply #Space4sdgs! https://t.co/AzlN8Tl026
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Thanks to @NASA_Technology for supporting our experiment studying the rotation of wax in microgravity: part of our research to design wax-based fuel for satellites that can be manufactured in space! https://t.co/J2EVv3WLGt
media.mit.edu
Space Enabled experiments study dynamics of liquid wax in microgravity to inspire future low cost satellite fuel options
On Dec. 19, @blueorigin's #NewShepard rocket carried 14 NASA-supported technology payloads into suborbital space, allowing researchers to test their experiments for future use in space exploration or commercial applications. Read about the flown tech: https://t.co/BmDr3xjwpL
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Thanks @blueorigin for flying our experiments about manufacturing wax propellant in microgravity! It was a great ride!
Watch the full replay of today’s #NS24 mission featuring 33 payloads and 38,000 postcards from @clubforfuture. https://t.co/anH5FkUPND
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Team @space_enabled launched two payloads to space & back on Tuesday with @blueorigin’s #NewShepard suborbital rocket! #NS24 Our experiments help us advance research on the potential for beeswax to serve as fuel for satellites in space. Learn more: https://t.co/lAgECbKUrI
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