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fountain of ideas that would attract the students. This is a great challenge. I would be happy if the great minds gathered here, articulate to the young, the space vision for the next fifty years and challenges presented and discussed in the Symposium. Space does not have geographic borders and why should those who pursue space research have any borders Space Missions 2050 I would like to suggest the following space missions for the consideration by the space community assembled here to be fully accomplished before the year 2050. 1. Evolving a Global Strategic Plan for space industrialization so as to create large scale markets and advanced space systems and technologies, for clean energy, drinking water, tele-education, tele-medicine, communications, resource management and science; and for undertaking planetary exploration mission. 2. Implementing a Global Partnership Mission in advanced space transportation, charged with the goal of reducing the cost of access to space by two orders of magnitude to US $ 200 per kg. using identified core competencies, responsibilities and equitable funding by partners, encouraging innovation and new concepts through two parallel international teams 3. Developing and deploying in-orbit Space Satellite Service Stations for enhancing the life of spacecraft in GEO as a permanent international facility. Conclusion Since the dawn of space era in 1957, space science and technology has enhanced man’s knowledge of Earth, atmosphere and outer space. It has improved the quality of life of human race. Our space vision to the next fifty years has to consolidate these benefits and expand them further to address crucial issues faced by humanity in energy, environment, water and minerals. Above all, we have to keep upper most in our mind the need for an alternate habitat for the human race in our solar system. The crucial mission for the global space community is to realize a dramatic reduction in the cost of access to space. To meet this challenge the scientific community can draw the inspiration from the saying of Maharishi Patanjali, about 2,500 years ago "When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents come alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamt yourself to be." I wish you all success for this Symposium on “The Future of Space Exploration: Solutions to Earthly Problems” May God bless you. ### India’s Two Astronauts Rakesh Sharma - Cosmonaut #138 http://www.geocities.com/siafdu/ac2.html In 1984 he became the first citizen of India to go into space when he flew aboard the Russian rocket Soyuz T- 11. April 2, 1984 and docked and transferred the three member Soviet-Indian international crew which also included the Ship's Commander Y.V. Malyshev and Flight Engineer G.M. Strekalov (USSR) to the SALYUT-7 Orbital Station. The crew spent seven days aboard the Salyut space station during which they conducted scientific and technical studies which included 43 experimental sessions. Sharma used Yoga techniques to combat the debilitating effects of weightlessness. His work was mainly in the fields of bio-medicine and remote sensing. With Sharma’s flight, India become the 14th nation to send a man to outer space. Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – Feb. 1, 2003) was an Indian-American astronaut / space shuttle mission specialist. One of seven killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/bio_chawla.html http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/chawla.html A video of Dr. Kalam’s Speech is Available at: http://www.bu.edu/pardee/multimedia/Space-Abdul - Kalam/ Full Text (pdf format) www.bu.edu/csp/Conferences/Space_Exploration/Day1/Prese ntations/Kalam_Space Exploration and Human Life.pdf 10 Kalpana flying free in Zero-G then, and now.
MMM-India Quarterly Initial Editors: Peter Kokh kokhmmm@aol.com http://www.lunar-reclamation.org/bio_pk.htm Help Wanted ! MMM-India Quarterly Advisors, Liaisons, Contributors, Correspondents, Illustrators If this publication is going to help spread the word about Space in India, among the public at large, and especially among the students and younger generation, it must become a truly Indian publication. We need people from many fields in India to join our team. If you think that you can add to the usefulness and vitality of this publication, in any of the ways listed above, or in fields we had not thought of, write us at: mmm-india@moonsociety.org [This email address goes to the whole editorial team] Tell us about yourself; your interest in space, and how you think you can make this publication of real service in the education of the public in India, and in the education of young people on whom the future of India and the world will rest. Guidelines for Submissions This publication is intended for wide public distribution to encourage support for space research and exploration and development. It is not intended to be a scholarly review or a technical journal for professional distribution. Submissions should be short, no more than a few thousand words. Editorials and Commentary, reports on actual developments and proposals, glimpses of life on the future space frontier, etc. Articles about launch vehicles, launch facilities, space destinations such as Earth Orbit, The Moon, Mars, the asteroids, and beyond, challenges such as dealing with moondust, radiation, reduced gravity, and more. Madhu Thangavelu thangavelu-girardey@cox.net Mother from Kerala, father from Tamil Nadu, grew up in New Delhi. Now teaching at U. of Southern California. Conductor, Graduate Space Exploration Concept Synthesis Studio USC Schools of Engg and Architecture David A. Dunlop dunlop712@yahoo.com Moon Society Board, Director of Project Development 11 ESA Video about Chandrayaan-1 http://www.youtube.com/watchv=043KLT0zoHY Help Circulate MMM-India Quarterly Readers are encouraged to share and to distribute this first edition widely, either as an email attachment, or via the direct download address: http://www.moonsociety.org/publications/mmmindia/m3india1_fall08.pdf MMM-India Quarterly will remain a free publication. We will set up an online subscription service so that each issue is emailed to your email box directly, if you wish. Printing this publication in the US would not be costly, but mailing it overseas to addresses in India would be. If anyone in India wishes to become a Moon Society agent and publish and mail hardcopies of MMM-India to addresses on a paid-subscription basis, Please contact us at mmm-india@moonsociety.org
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