In countries with a high rate of unemployment, numerous pupils should do offered only predominant education. There is no point in offering secondary education to those who have no hope of finding a job. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.

The

space

-age began with the Russian artificial

satellite

Sputnik in 1957 and developed

further

with a race to the moon between the united stated and Russian.

This

rivalry was characterized by advanced

technology

and huge budgets. In

this

process, there were spectacular successes, some failures, but

also

many spin-offs. With the advent of relatively low-cost, high-performance mini-

satellites

and launchers, acquiring indigenous

space

capabilities by smaller

nations

in

Asia

have become possible. Europe,

japan

,

china

, and India quickly join

this

space

club of the superpowers. How, in what manner and for what purpose will their capabilities be realized? A Rocket

technology

has progressed considerably since ‘fire arrows’ were

first

used in

China

around 500 BC. During the sung dynasty, to repel Mongol invaders at the battle of Kaifeng in AD 1232. Their ancient rockets stand in stark contrast to the present-day Chinese rocket launch vehicles, called the ‘long march’, intended to place a Chinese astronaut in

space

by 2005 and perhaps achieve a Chinese moon-landing by the end of the decade. B In the

last

decade, there has been a dramatic growth in

space

activities in

ASIA

, both in the utilization of

space

-based services and the production of

satellites

and launchers.

This

rapid expansion has led many commentators and analysts to predict that

Asia

will become a world

space

power. The

space

-age has had dramatic effects worldwide, with direct developments in

space

technology

influencing telecommunications, meteorological forecasting, resource and environmental monitoring, and disaster mitigation.

Asia

nations

have been remarkably eager to embrace their products. C New and innovative uses for

satellites

are constantly being explored with potential revolutionary effects,

such

as in the field of health and telemedicine, distance education, crime prevention(piracy on the high seas), food and agricultural planning and production by the competitive commercial

space

sector, the emergence of low-cost mini-

satellites

, and the globalization of industrial and financial markets. It is not evident how

Asian

space

will develop in the coming decades in the face of these trends. It is,

however

, essential to understand and assess the factors and forces that shape

Asian

space

activities and development in determining its possible consequences for the region. D At present, three

Asian

nations

,

Japan

,

China

, and India, have comprehensive end-to-end

space

capabilities and process a compete for

space

infrastructure:

space

technology

,

satellite

manufacturing, rockets, and spaceports. Already self-sufficient in terms of

satellite

design and manufacturing, South Korea is currently attempting to join their ranks with its plans to develop a launch site and impressive. ASEAN members, unlike

Japan

,

China

, and India, do not have their remote sensing

satellites

.

However

, most member

nations

have facilities to receive, process, and interpret

such

data from American and European

satellites

.

In particular

, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore have world-class remote sensing processing facilities and research programmes. ASEAN has plans to develop ( and launch) its

satellites

and,

in particular

small sensing

satellites

.

Japan

is regarded as the dominant

space

power in

Asia

, and its record of successes and quality of technologies are equal to those of the west. Because of the technological challenges and high risks involved in

space

activities, a very long,

the

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expensive learning curve has been followed to achieve those successes.

Japan

’s

satellite

manufacturing is based on the old and traditional defence and military procurement methodologies practised in the US and Europe. E/F In recent years there have been fundamental changes in the way

satellites

are designed and built to reduce costs drastically. The emergence of ‘small

satellites

’ and their quick adoption by

Asian

countries to develop low-cost

satellite

technology

and rapidly establish a

space

capability has given these countries the possibility to shorten their learning curve by a decade or more. The global increase of

technology

transfer mechanisms and the use of readily available commercial

technology

to replace costly

space

and military-standard components may very well result in a highly competitive

Asian

satellite

manufacturing industry. G The laws of physics are the same in Tokyo as in Toulouse, and the principles of electronics and mechanics know no political or cultural boundaries.

However

, no

such

immutability applies to engineering practices and management; they are very much influenced by education, culture, and history. These factors, in turn, affect costs, lead times, product designs and, eventually, international sales. Many

Asian

nations

are sending their engineers to be trained in the west. Highly experienced, they return to work in the growing

Asia

space

industry.

This

acquisition of technical expertise, coupled perhaps with world-renowned Japanese manufacturing and management techniques, will be applied to build word-class

satellites

and reduce cost.