Democratising the Final Frontier
As we continue to push the limits of science, human psychology and physical capabilities, in the hopes of conquering the “final frontier”, new players are turning to space exploration to learn how it can benefit more people equally.
Once the domain of the “superpowers”, space exploration is now accessible to many new actors, including both national governments and private companies. As the paradigm shifts away from exploration towards a new focus on commercialisation, technologies originally developed for space exploration are proving to be game-changers down here on Earth for more people.
Space research has already led to many positive innovations in areas including Earth observation, health and medicine, new materials, transportation, computer technology, recycling, biotechnology and energy management.
Today — with incredible opportunities on the horizon, from space mining to off-world settlements — new questions arise as to how the benefits of space exploration can reach the whole of humanity.
Highlights
What benefits does space exploration bring to humanity?
How can we make the benefits of space exploration more widely accessible?
With more nations and companies engaged in space exploration, what are the priorities and what regulations do we need?
What is the next big frontier in space exploration?
Speaker of the day
- Speaker: Saeed Al Gergawi.
Speaker
Ibrahim Al Qasim
Executive director, UAE Space Agency
- Speaker: Professor Michèle Lavagna.
- Speaker: Miguel Belló.
- Speaker: Ricardo Conde .
- Speaker: Sergei Krikalev .
- Speaker: Saeed Al Gergawi.
Speaker
Ibrahim Al Qasim
Executive director, UAE Space Agency
- Speaker: Professor Michèle Lavagna.
- Speaker: Miguel Belló.
Participants
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