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MANNED SPACE FLIGHT – A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. WG CDR RAKESH SHARMA (RETD) AC. MANNED SPACE FLIGHT – A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. HOW AND WHY? FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION THE LEARNING. FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION. T H E D R I V E R S URGE TO EXPLORE SEARCH FOR RESOURCES TO FUEL GLOBAL ECONOMY
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MANNED SPACE FLIGHT – A LEARNING EXPERIENCE WG CDR RAKESH SHARMA (RETD) AC OKH 26 OCT 2016
MANNED SPACE FLIGHT – A LEARNING EXPERIENCE • HOW AND WHY? • FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION • THE LEARNING OKH 26 OKH 26 OCT 2016 OCT 2016
FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION T H E D R I V E R S • URGE TO EXPLORE • SEARCH FOR RESOURCES TO FUEL GLOBAL ECONOMY • ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION OF PLANET EARTH • SURVIVABILITY OKH 26 OCT 2016
FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION B A C K G R O U N D • HUMAN POPULATION HAS QUADRUPLED IN PREVIOUS CENTURY • FOOD REQUIREMENTS ARE LEADING TO BAD LAND USE PRACTICES • URBAN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES GROWING • INCREASING PURCHASING POWER RESULTING IN AFFLUENT, ENERGY INTENSIVE LIFESTYLES OKH 26 OCT 2016
FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION • T H E C A U S E – E F F E C T R E L A T I O N S H I P • CONSUMERIST CULTURE TAKING ROOT • MARKETS FLOODING WITH PRODUCTS THAT ARE NOTGREEN. • POLLUTING INDUSTRIES RELOCATE EASTWARDS DUE ABSENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION • ENERGY SOURCES BEING UTILISED ARE NON-RENEWABLE OKH 26 OCT 2016
FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION T H E C A U S E – E F F E C T R E L A T I O N S H I P ….contd • THE EARTH’S NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES WILL RAPIDLY DEPLETE TO SUSTAIN AFFLUENT LIFESTYLES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR GEOGRAPHY • PLANET EARTH CANNOT SUPPORT NON-SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR MUCH LONGER OKH 26 OCT 2016
FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION T H E C A U S E – E F F E C T R E L A T I O N S H I P ….contd • THE EARTH’S NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES WILL RAPIDLY DEPLETE TO SUSTAIN AFFLUENT LIFESTYLES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR GEOGRAPHY • PLANET EARTH CANNOT SUPPORT NON-SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR MUCH LONGER • ALL OF US WILL NEED TO FIND ANOTHER HABITABLE HOME PLANET OKH 26 OCT 2016
THE LEARNING • GRAB EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT COMES YOUR WAY, EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE OUT OF YOUR REACH • POTENTIAL OF ‘YOUNG INDIA’ IS IMMENSE; NEED A SUCCESSION PLAN TO PLACE COUNTRY IN SAFE, WELL TRAINED HANDS • LEAVE SPEALISED ACTIVITIES TO SPECIALISTS OKH 26 OCT 2016
THE LEARNING….contd • SUREST RECIPE FOR SUCCESS : LET YOUR PURPOSE BE HIGHER THAN YOURSELF • PLANET EARTH WHEN VIEWED FROM SPACE GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE PHRASE FOUND IN THE MAHA UPANISHAD : VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM OKH 26 OCT 2016
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THE LEARNING….Contd • SUREST RECIPE FOR SUCCESS : LET YOUR PURPOSE BE HIGHER THAN YOURSELF • PLANET EARTH WHEN VIEWED FROM SPACE GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE PHRASE FOUND IN THE MAHA UPANISHAD : VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM • BE YOURSELF OKH 26 OCT 2016
THE LEARNING….Contd • SUREST RECIPE FOR SUCCESS : LET YOUR PURPOSE BE HIGHER THAN YOURSELF • PLANET EARTH WHEN VIEWED FROM SPACE GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE PHRASE FOUND IN THE MAHA UPANISHAD : VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM • BE YOURSELF • PRIVILEGED TO HAVE BEEN BORN AND BROUGHT UP INTO THIS INCLUSIVE CULTURE ; IT HAS ALWAYS MOTIVATED ME TO RAISE MYSELF TO REMAIN WORTHY OF IT OKH 26 OCT 2016
JAIHIND! OKH 26 OCT 2016
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