On the occasion of 50 years of spaceflight, Space Generation Advisory Council undertook a study to map the visions for the next 50 years, led by a small group of volunteer members - Bee Thakore, Alex Karl, Tiffany Frierson, Kathleen Coderre, Agnieszka Lukaszczyk. This is a executive summary of the collection of 750 unique space visions of our futures and the recommendations offered youth groups actively involved in space activities and advocacy to industry and UN leaders. Presented at various conferences and seminars - including UN COPUOS, International Space University Symposium, IAF, IAA and IAC.

1. Looking Back, Looking Forward
and Aiming Higher:
The Next Generation’s visions of the
Next 50 years in Space
Bijal Thakore, Alex Karl
Tiffany Frierson, Kathleen Coderre, Agnieszka Lukaszczyk

2. 1. Concept of the Space Generation
2. Why should Space Generation be heard?
3. The 50 years visions of the Space Generation
4. The 50 years visions Part II
5. Looking forward & aiming higher: Results
6. Recommendations
Content
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3.  Children born after October 4 1957
are born into a completely different
world
 SGAC - Students and young professionals
18 - 35 years of age
 Growing up in a world where
space exploration is either history or
commonplace
Concept of the
“Space Generation”
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4. Why should the Space
Generation be heard?
Forecasting the future is like going through a foliage with an experienced
ranger - they would be able to see the surroundings differently, identify the
dangers and spot the opportunities, that the untrained eye would miss.
James Canton, The Extreme Future
2010 2020 2025
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Someone who is 25 years old today
2030 2035
27yrs 37yrs 42yrs 47yrs 52yrs
20yrs 30yrs 35yrs 40yrs 45yrs
Someone who is 18 years old today
(Space Generation II)
Someone who is 40 years old today
50yrs 60yrs 65yrs 70yrs 75yrs

5. 50 years visions of the
Space Generation
Background
To relay the visions of the Space Generation to the
Boston University Brainstorming session on the next
50 years of space activities
Key Objectives
 Project and idea incubation
 Create a competitive yet collaborative and inclusive
effort to compiling visions from all corners
 Give two youth candidates the exposure to a brain
storm with world leaders
 Take the message to policy makers and draw
attention to youth mandate
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6. Methodology overview
Survey & Key Findings
 What will space look like in the next 50 years?
 How can we learn from our history on earth as we
move into this next frontier?
 How can we create opportunities for sustainable,
beneficial and effective use of space?
 Who will decide these questions?
 How will conflict of interests be settled?
 What new systems, structures and paradigms do we
need as we begin this new adventure?
Focus
Groups
Survey
Message
Delivery
Key
Findings
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7. 50 years visions roadmap
276 youth - 28 countries - 900 youth visions
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8. 50 years visions of the
Space Generation
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This place will be
Too small for us!
2008
6.65 B
2020
8.92 B
In the coming years…
World Population
UN, 2004

10. 50 years visions Part II
Focus
Groups
Survey
Key
Findings
Message
Delivery
Survey & Key Findings
 What are the biggest challenges facing us globally?
 What are the challenges you think we are closest to
solve?
 What is the role of space technologies in helping
solve the global challenges
 What are the specific recommendations we can take
to policy makers?
Yes: 22.22%
No: 77.78%
1st survey?
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11. Aiming Higher: Results
1. What are the most challenging global
problems facing us?
2. Are you aware of the 8 UN MDGs?
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Making education
accessible 11.70%
Lack of clean 18.13%
drinking water 10.53%
Poverty 12.28%
Eradicating
pandemic
diseases 2.92%
Solving energy
crisis 32.76%
Engineer solution
to climate change
15.79%
Eradicate wars
& bring peace 11.11%
1
2
3 16.96%
17.54%
Yes: 33.02%
No: 64.15%

12. Aiming Higher: Results 2
1. What are the most pressing issues of the
next 20 years?
2. Do you think Space Technologies play a major
role in solving these challenges? Yes: 82.08%
Making education
accessible 6.43%
Lack of clean 22.81%
drinking water 12.28%
Poverty 9.36%
Eradicating
pandemic
diseases 4.09%
Solving energy
crisis 35.09%
Engineer solution
to climate change
23.39%
1
2
3
18.13%
26.90%
Eradicate wars
& bring peace 6.43%
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13. Aiming Higher: Results 3
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Making education
accessible 15.09% Lack of clean
drinking water 5.66%
Solving energy
crisis 42.45%
Engineer solution
to climate change
18.87%
Eradicate wars
& bring peace 6.60%
What challenge is the most solvable using
space derived solutions?
Specific
Recommendations
Next 5 years
 Research into
minimizing dependence
on oil
• space solar power
• renewables and
alternative sources
 More private
space: send decision
makers to space for
the humbling
experience
 International
Cooperation
 Freedom of
information in all
countries to build a
knowledge economy

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The Message
8 things the next generation wants the
space world to consider
 Improvement of communication (and IT) infrastructure, bringing
information and education to even the farthest villages
 Develop technology to use the ores & energy sources available
beyond the Earth: A NEW MANHATTAN PROJECT IS NEEDED
 The search for outer planets with life should continue
 Greater involvement and participation of women
 More effort needs to be given to collaborative NEO Tracking
initiatives
 Formalization and passage of a space code of conduct and the
drafting of an international declaration of human intent to
establish a peaceful space faring civilization.
 Set up of an international moon/mars base with operations similar
to the ISS
 Improvement of rapid response on disasters: Earth based/space
based, especially for ‘developing’ or ‘third world countries’ which
do not have indigenous tools

15. Some unique responses
 “You cannot ‘cure’ poverty with a satellite!”
 A demonstration of space solar power as a means for
providing electricity to remote and underdeveloped parts
of the world can be perhaps be demonstrated by 2015
 Poverty can solve itself. It is a matter of political willpower
to invest in money and people to redistribute store to the
poor; Partners in health in Rwanda.
 I can solve the energy problem. My machine can…
 Earth observation satellites can be used to improve
agriculture and severe weather preparedness/response.
Additionally, it can be used to track deforestation and
climate change
 Cheaper access to space: a functioning space elevator,
heavy lift vehicle, RLV, Lunar governance, Moon-Mars
bases/colonization
 Enhance space research - space based vaccines in an
isolated environment (a drug to cure AIDS)?
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16. Message
50
years
Visions
StudyInnovation
Has led to active
discussions within SEDS,
SGAC forums
Discovering potential
Finding new member groups
that are interested in
addressing earth science
and solutions from space
programs
Sparked more young people
to address the context in
which space is viewed and
get actively involved in
policy formulation
Inspiration
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17. Thank you!
See you in Glasgow…
www.spacegeneration.org
www.explorerswanted.com
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