

At least as early as 1970, he stated: “While civilization is more than a high material living standard, it is nevertheless based on material abundance.

Krafft Ehricke, with the prescience that was part of his vision, repeatedly addressed the issue of the future of space development. It furthermore includes the results of the first step in implementing that plan. It is argued that the decline is linked to a divorce between space programs and national agendas, and that the Space Option – the use of the capabilities and resources of space to the fullest for providing to humanity what it needs to survive and prosper – is the most logical and only ethical justification for a continued, and expanded, space program.Įvents during the last few years have clearly shown that space activities have entered a phase of strong decline: the question to be asked is: Why? This paper presents an analysis of the current status of the astronautical enterprise and a plan for improving it. It includes the results of the first implementation step, in the form of a comprehensive rationale for space. This paper presents an analysis of the causes for this lapse, and a plan for improving the status of the astronautical enterprise. October 16-22ĭuring the last few years, space activities have entered a phase of strong decline. Paper IAA.8.1-93-764 a & b presented at theĤ4th International Astronautical Congress, Graz, Austria. Preamble to the Greater Earth ManifestoĮlaboration & Dissemination of a New Rationale for Space Part I: The Rationale.

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