Jsri - Jordan Space Research Initiative

the jordan space research initiative (jsri) aims to bridge sustainable development with space r&d, and establish an analog research facility in the jordanian desert. the jsri team developed a roadmap for jordan's participation in the moon village as an emerging space country in july 2020. the building blocks for this roadmap were chosen based on the priorities identified in the preliminary roadmap for jordan’s implementation of the un space2030 agenda, which was created by our founder at the international space university and presented at the international astronautical congress in 2020. our roadmap focuses on fostering research in water resource management, renewable energy, isru (in-situ resource utilization) and robotics, dust mitigation, agriculture, smart city infrastructure, women's health, and community engagement. jsri was created to carry out this roadmap and engage fellow jordanians while contributing to lunar exploration. with the objective of eventually establishing an anal