Social Sustainability: A Challenge for the Supply Chain of the Mexican Space Sector // Sostenibilidad social: Un reto para la cadena de suministro del sector espacial mexicano.

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Space sustainability is a challenge that goes beyond conflicts in space; it must also be taken into account within the processes that are done on Earth, such as the manufacture of mechanisms. The literature indicates that it is not enough to take care of carbon footprint; the social impact of these processes must also be considered, with special attention to the so-called emerging economies. Therefore, this chapter aims to analyse possible paths for social sustainability practices in the supply chain of the Mexican space sector. This exploratory approach was carried out on the basis of a conceptual analytical methodology, intended to specify variables and put forward a theoretical model. This paper contributes to fill the gap in the literature on social issues in downstream suppliers in the emerging Mexican space sector. A measurement model based on work in emerging economies is proposed for the evaluation of social sustainability in the supply chain of the Mexican space sector. // La sostenibilidad espacial es un reto que va más allá de los conflictos en el espacio; también debe tenerse en cuenta dentro de los procesos que se realizan en la Tierra, como la fabricación de mecanismos. La literatura indica que no basta con cuidar la huella de carbono; también hay que considerar el impacto social de estos procesos, con especial atención a las llamadas economías emergentes. Por ello, este capítulo tiene como objetivo analizar posibles caminos para las prácticas de sustentabilidad social en la cadena de suministro del sector espacial mexicano. Este enfoque exploratorio se realizó a partir de una metodología analítica conceptual, con la intención de especificar variables y plantear un modelo teórico. Este trabajo contribuye a llenar el vacío existente en la literatura sobre temas sociales en proveedores aguas abajo en el emergente sector espacial mexicano. Se propone un modelo de medición basado en trabajos en economías emergentes para la evaluación de la sustentabilidad social en la cadena de suministro del sector espacial mexicano.

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Southern Space Studies
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Annette Froehlich, SpaceLab, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
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Contents
Space as a Tool for Development in Brazil: A Law and Development
Perspective .............................................................. 1
Adriana Simões and Felipe Kotait Buchatsky
Honduras in Space so Far: A Central American Approach .............. 25
Javier Mejuto
Democracy Through Connectivity: How Satellite
Telecommunication Can Bridge the Digital Divide in Latin
America ................................................................. 37
Lauryn Lee Hallet and Marieta Valdivia Lefort
Social Sustainability: A Challenge for the Supply Chain
of the Mexican Space Sector ............................................. 55
Lisette Farah-Simón, Miguel Angel Reyna-Castillo,
and Hugo Javier Buenrostro-Aguilar
Bolivian CanSat Contest: Promoting Space Science and Technology .... 79
Soliz Jorge, Puma-Guzman Rosalyn, and César Andrés Cabrera Cesar
Dynamic Computational Analysis of a Cubesat Structure to Test
a New Material for a Space-Radiation Protection Shield ................ 97
Bárbara Bermúdez-Reyes, Jorge Enrique Herrera Arroyave,
Patricia Zambrano Robledo, Rafael Vargas-Bernal,
and Jorge Alfredo Ferrer Pérez
Lessons Learned on the Thermal Analysis of a Cubesat Using
the Finite Element Method .............................................. 117
Dafne Gaviria-Arcila, Jorge A. Ferrer-Pérez, Carlos Romo-Fuentes,
Rafael G. Chávez-Moreno, Jose Alberto Ramírez-Aguilar,
and Marcelo López-Parra
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K’oto Project a Cubesat Design: Methodology and Development ........ 145
Rafael G. Chávez-Moreno, Jorge A. Ferrer-Pérez,
Carlos Romo-Fuentes, José A. Ramírez-Aguilar,
Sergio Ríos-Rabadán, María G. Ortega-Ontiveros,
Xochitl Silvestre-Gutiérrez, Eduardo Muñoz-Arredondo,
Saúl Zamora-Hernández, Edgar I. Chávez-Aparicio,
Saúl O. Pérez-Elizondo, Bryanda G. Reyes-Tesillo,
and Dafne Gaviria-Arcila