Tuesday, December 6, 2022 – 7:27 PM
To promote space exploration and advance a new era for the sector.
– Leaders in the space sector are calling for the development of a common infrastructure for the space sector and moving away from individual sovereignty.
– Associate Professor at University College London: Governance and data sharing drive the world towards building a common space infrastructure.
– Executive Director of the Colombian Space Agency: Data sharing and infrastructure are writing a new era for the space sector.
Director of the European Space Policy Institute: We need unified policies regarding space programmes.
Adviser to the Director General of the European Space Agency: Sharing information takes us to a further point in the world of space exploration in the future.
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ABU DHABI, 6th December, 2020 (WAM) — Researchers and leaders in the space sector called during a session on “moving away from individual sovereignty towards a shared global infrastructure”, as part of the closing day activities of the Abu Dhabi Space Dialogue, which was launched yesterday under the generous patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President The country, may God protect him, stressed the need to build a common space infrastructure, move away from individual sovereignty, and consolidate international cooperation in a way that serves our one planet and contributes to its protection through sharing and exchanging data, which contributes to the development of the space sector and helps the world write a new era for this sector. .
The session, which was attended by Dr. Ian Stenamans, Associate Professor of Future Sciences and Technology Policy, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy at University College London, UCL, Pilar Zamora Acevedo, Executive Director of the Colombian Space Agency, Hermann Ludwig Müller, Director of the Institute for European Space Policy, and Dr. Thomas Ritter, former interagency coordinator, discussed. And advisor to the Director General of the European Space Agency, the importance of building a joint infrastructure in the field of the space sector to enhance space exploration in the future and face all the various challenges.
The participants in the session, which was moderated by Matthew Cochrane, Chairman and CEO of the Defense Services Marketing Council, answered questions regarding how to control the race towards huge space projects, how to build a common infrastructure in space, and is there a common understanding of the size and scope of the risks facing space as a result of the lack of space? Tuning mega space projects, and what we can learn from global communications systems.
– Promote awareness.
Dr. Ian Stenamans, Associate Professor of Future Sciences, Technology Policy, Engineering and Public Policy at University College London, UCL, confirmed that joint space infrastructure is feasible to enhance space discoveries, calling for strengthening cooperation in the process of sharing data, knowledge and viewpoints to advance space exploration.
And she urged those in charge of the space sector in the countries of the world to launch a joint infrastructure in the space field that serves space exploration from all over the world, stressing the importance of developing common value and reliability in the field of space.
She stressed that shared governance, data, and risks drive us all to work hard to build a common infrastructure that serves everyone in space exploration and planet protection.
A new space era.
For her part, Pilar Zamora Acevedo, Executive Director of the Colombian Space Agency, indicated that space exploration at the present time is different from what it was in the past, as the goals were to launch satellites and go to the surface of the moon only, while now the goals towards space have changed, which requires working together in order to launch common infrastructure between countries.
She said, “Currently there are regarding 8,000 satellites in space, which necessitates that we establish a common infrastructure in order to share that huge amount of space data,” noting that we have one planet, which requires preserving it and sharing information and data exchange to protect it from Risks.
And Zamora continued, “Everyone must work towards greater international cooperation to serve our one planet, and we must work together to protect it, share and share the data and infrastructure that we possess, to move forward in a new era for the space sector.”
Strong relationships.
For his part, Hermann Ludwig Müller, Director of the European Space Policy Institute, stressed that space exploration is not restricted to a specific party or a specific community, but that all space data must be shared to build a strong infrastructure in partnership between the government and private sectors.
He pointed out that political and economic awareness pushes towards building strong relationships and sharing space information to serve everyone, pointing out that the UAE possesses great political and economic awareness that prompted it to share information and data with the global community in the field of space.
He said, “We need unified policies with regard to space programs, and that there be a common context for cooperation between the public and private sectors, and financing mechanisms to face all practical space activities.”
Different points of view.
Dr. Thomas Ritter, former interagency coordinator and advisor to the Director General of the European Space Agency, said that the space sector has pushed us to adopt different views regarding climate change and other environmental issues, noting that sharing space information and data and building a common infrastructure helps us move to a further point. In the world of future space exploration.
He pointed out that there are more than 20 countries working together to launch satellites, but nevertheless we must reconsider the process of sharing and transferring data and knowledge, pointing out that there are 6 satellite observatories that provide huge amounts of data that should be available globally to everyone.
He appreciated the UAE’s organization of the Abu Dhabi Space Dialogue, stressing that it will contribute significantly to pushing towards the development of joint infrastructure, and it will also contribute to exploring the future of space, in addition to contributing to facing all the challenges facing the space sector.
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Reda Abdel Nour
