{"id":62624,"date":"2019-04-10T21:30:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T13:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/50-years-ahead-global-space-agencies-as-facilitators\/"},"modified":"2019-04-10T21:30:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T13:30:10","slug":"50-years-ahead-global-space-agencies-as-facilitators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/50-years-ahead-global-space-agencies-as-facilitators\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Years Ahead: Global Space Agencies as Facilitators"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Where will the space industry be in 50 years\u2019 time? Global space agency leaders from 10 of the largest space-faring nations gathered at the 35<sup>th<\/sup> Nation Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on a panel to speculate on the changing role of space agencies, how they can facilitate technological developments from private industry, organize projects, and play a more active role in STEM education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>European Space Agency <\/strong>(ESA) Director General Johann-Dietrich Woerner moderated the panel, and primed the discussion by explaining the different phases of the industry. He explained that we are currently in \u201cSpace 3.0,\u201d but are quickly heading into \u201cSpace 4.0\u201d \u2014 meaning a shift in paradigms. We are not only seeing a proliferation of space agencies, but academia and private industry pursuing their own space missions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.K. Space Agency<\/strong> CEO Graham Turnock believes that three things will change significantly: regulation, exploration, and government technological investment. He offers an interesting view in saying that \u201cgovernment will be less involved \u2014 there is a period of big investment from government right now, this may peak and then decline in a 50-year period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Netherlands Space Officer (NSO)<\/strong> Deputy Director Nico van Putten explained how he sees the scene changing dramatically. Telecom, navigation, and Earth Observation (EO) operations will become more commercialized, as private industry plays a bigger role. He sees smaller companies facilitating \u201ctech development on the lower tier levels,\u201d while bigger agencies like the ESA act as a facilitator \u2014weaving these tech developments into bigger projects.<\/p>\n<p>Some space agencies don\u2019t see themselves as a direct player in operation \u2013 but instead, an institution which promotes growth and builds relationships. <strong>Portugal Space<\/strong> President Chiara Manfletti sees the blossoming agency as \u201ca promoter, building bridges between the various elements of the space sector.\u201d Additionally, Canada sees themselves as a motivator. <strong>Canadian Space Agency<\/strong> President Sylvain Laporte, adds that \u201cour role is to help grow the [space] industry \u2014 to help researchers and make sure they\u2019re competitive and globally recognized for their work \u2026 We will become an integrator to help bring different parties together to develop solutions. Our role is a motivator \u2014 to enable those things to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency<\/strong> General Director Mohamed Nasser Al Ahbabi carries a similar sentiment. \u201cIn the future, our space agencies will have a less a role in terms of operation \u2014 but more in regulation, education, and facilitating space activities.\u201d Al Ahbabi also believes that space will be a tool to inspire young people for a better future \u2014 and that space agencies will play a part in inspiring an education the next generation of space leaders.<\/p>\n<p>This discussion on the role of civil space agencies will continue at SATELLITE 2019, during the event\u2019s closing session on Tuesday, May 7,<em><strong> \u201cSpace Leaders Forum: Navigating the Fractured Geopolitical Landscape.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The panel features <strong>CNES<\/strong> President Jean-Yves Le Gall, <strong>Cospas-Sarsat<\/strong> Chief Executive Steven Lett, ESA Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality Franco Ongaro, <strong>ILS<\/strong> President Kirk Pysher, and Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud,&nbsp;President, <strong>King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology<\/strong>, and Member of the <strong>US-Saudi Arabian Business Council<\/strong> in a conversation about what\u2019s at stake if the current geopolitical climate causes civil space agencies to lose their ability collaborate with international partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where will the space industry be in 50 years\u2019 time? 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