The time humankind left the atmosphere for the first time marked a new beginning. Piercing through the clouds as USSR first rose above the sky in 1957, the rest of the countries tried defying gravity to enter into the ‘space-race’. Following the footprints, American space agency NASA set its space expedition in no while. Setting out on a journey to extra-terrestrial heavenly bodies in search of subtle hints to their ‘competitors’ from the other world.
With the greatest reforms made to the human race by space technology, no country should undermine its own space-exploration. Here’s why it’s the safest investment of all:
● Socio-economic transformation
The development of space infrastructures, services, research initiatives are critical agents for the socio-economic regulation of a country. It fosters the development of knowledge-based societies characterized by an improvised quality of life. Space technology requires expert manpower for its regulation, thus, boosts the knowledge-based societies and STEM-based manpower thus encourages youths for various innovations. The establishment of research centres and the availability of adequate educational resources lead to stounding achievements in these fields.
● Industrial changes
Similarly, the recent development of cost-effective space satellites due to cheaper manufacturing techniques is boosting the small satellite producing companies. The abundance of satellites opens various spectrums for the storage of industrial data, and the operation of its technology In the same way, Advancement in data processing, storage, and analytics could be key to transform the perspective of how data is seen and analyzed today. Hence, it leads to data-driven and accurately calculated machines that function directly from pre-programmed satellite technology minimizing all the human-bound errors. It can mark the beginning of a new era.
● Exploration of remote places
Space technology can allow countries to explore remote places where human reach is difficult. The accurate data collected by technology regarding the detailed information of place, structure, availability of flora and fauna, radiations, valuable elements, unexplored substances, and so on broadens the human vision while maintaining reducing the hardships for us. The government
can utilize all that information for its benefits.
● Study of various elements of the atmosphere
Weather prediction has been one of the major significance of space technology. Space technology can briefly study the atmospheric conditions, change in direction of the wind, humidity, precipitation, water carried by clouds, change in temperature, melting of ice, shrinking of lowlands, and many more. A country can use all these data for its benefit especially in natural disaster prediction and management, agriculture, and so on. Today, people study weather reports before setting out, prepared for the weather throughout the day, and even for the disasters which may occur.
● Advancing capabilities for the country and global security.
With space technology, a country can identify its threat whether it is natural including disasters, wild animals, or man-made including illegal weapon production or storage, artificial disasters, possible riots and act before it takes place. It can also be a secured means for exchanging classified information which if exposed could possess a serious threat to national security. On a global level, we can understand the threat posed by asteroids or ongoing nuclear projects which can potentially destroy the earth and act accordingly. A space-based system will be required to provide astronauts with the early warning of solar and geomagnetic events to be prepared and explore alternatives to combat them.
● Navigations and Communication
Space-based technologies enable global telecommunication and navigation by means such as voice, video, and data from one location to another. It makes people easier to navigate from one place to another. Telecommunication strengthens the network through which news, educational and research-related materials are exchanged which makes it easier for people to access any sort of information and retain vast knowledge. Thanks to these technologies, people don’t have to worry about getting lost in the streets of vast cities and also gain knowledge about anything sitting in any corner of the world.
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● Life on land and water
Space tech can help countries to track and stop illegal hunting of wild and rare animals, and illegal fishing of water species. The country can track its resources, loss of habitat of wild species, and take necessary actions accordingly.
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● Combat climate change.
Space tech can help to identify places with ozone holes, measure the indicators of global warming including greenhouse gas, extreme change in weather and temperature, melting of ice caps, coastal regions floods, pollution index, etc. The changes in an alarming rate can inform the country and global leaders and common people about the threat it possesses. It also helps to issue warnings about possible tsunamis, floods like the effect of climate change and prevent
possible human and economic destruction.
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● Space mining
With the advancement in space technology, countries can search for alternatives to space mining as the strain on the natural resources of the earth continues due to increased human population and exploitation. It can be one of the greatest achievements which are bound to change the face of the earth.
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● One world perspective
The exploration of space by individual countries can broaden their perspective of viewing the earth as a tiny blue dot in vast space. The opportunities to reach for stars while seeing the wholeness of earth, mankind as one, interdependent, interrelated beings, strengthen the global relation. When all the countries and their people unite, they can make a giant leap toward making global changes, exploration of the universe, fostering economically, and many more. In recent days, not only countries but private industries have started to invest and develop space technology recognizing its huge significance. The stimulation of the development of new technologies as an innovative and competitive factor does wonders for the advancement of mankind.
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