Space activities have impacted society on a number of levels:
The invention and subsequent utility of launch vehicles and satellites have allowed humans to traverse the atmosphere and look back upon our earth. For the first time, such enabling acts allowed us to see not only just how artificial our politically defined divisions were but also to comprehend just how fragile our atmosphere is, given we transcend it (the 100km or so into space) in a matter of minutes.
They have been a catalyst in impacting our attitudes, providing a perpetual sense of discovery about the expanse that surrounds us, from the extremes of the micro to macro scale.
They have impacted our ability provide a safer world, while paradoxically allowing us to be more precise in our methods of conflict. Their utility has ensured that weapons programmes can no longer be carried out under the shroud of secrecy but it has also allowed those with such capabilities to in effect have global reach.
New areas of endeavour have been created, opening up new platforms for commerce and entrepreneurism, creating new jobs and economic development.
It has provided a new context for the wonderment and excitement of today’s youth, encouraging them to become the next generation of explorers by tantalising them with visions of the boundaries in our knowledge hinting at what yet remains to be discovered…
Space activities have impacted society on a number of levels…
Mr.
Reece
Lumsden
Managing Director
Lumsden Consulting
http://www.lumsdenconsulting.com/
Professional Category:
Engineering
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