Wu, Y.; Peng, K.-L.; Yao, Y.; Guo, Y. Sustainable Space Travel: What Can We Do in Education from Economic and Environmental Perspectives? Sustainability2024, 16, 684.
Wu, Y.; Peng, K.-L.; Yao, Y.; Guo, Y. Sustainable Space Travel: What Can We Do in Education from Economic and Environmental Perspectives? Sustainability 2024, 16, 684.
Wu, Y.; Peng, K.-L.; Yao, Y.; Guo, Y. Sustainable Space Travel: What Can We Do in Education from Economic and Environmental Perspectives? Sustainability2024, 16, 684.
Wu, Y.; Peng, K.-L.; Yao, Y.; Guo, Y. Sustainable Space Travel: What Can We Do in Education from Economic and Environmental Perspectives? Sustainability 2024, 16, 684.
Abstract
Space tourism began in 2001 and became popular in 2021 because of commercial operations. With the development of space technology and commercialization, like re-launchable rockets to travel to space in recent years, it has gradually entered the era of space. However, the space industry causes massive emissions, inducing some opposition to its development. It is essential to investigate the attitude of residents toward space tourism and balance the pros and cons of sustainability. Quantitative analysis was adapted to test two models based on duality theory. The data were obtained from 284 samples from various regions of China and analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results show that the two-factor model of economic development conflicted with environmental protection. However, study two indicates that educational interventions can facilitate sustainable space tourism because they mediate the relationship between economic and environmental factors.
Keywords
Sustainable space tourism; economic development; environmental protection; education intervention; Chinese residents
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management
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