message of the conference for the developing countries it is that their future lies in space. They must develop educational and training programs to use space technologies to solve their problems and become part of industrial civilization. Space is no more mythology or science fiction. The Earth is in space. We just cannot escape space. For many millenia, man has faced problems, some of which seem insoluble due to limitations on Earth, but with newer knowledge and indigenous technologies developed in space, we can solve them. It is an insult to all our science and spirits that almost 709? of the people in developing countries are victims of deprivation, poverty, and sickening wretchedness, while unlimited opportunities and resources of space are either idle or used for the benefits of the few or deployed for militarizations. If there is any message of Unispace 82, it is that mankind is at the crossroad of destiny and that destiny will be determined for us by what Dr. Yash Pal called “Space Ethics.” Either we all build a beautiful civilization for all of us on our home planet and beyond in space colonies or we all perish prematurely out of stupidity.
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