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Space Options for the 21st Century

Space technologies providing viable solutions for terrestrial problems. ESApod reports from the 2nd Space and Society Conference held 27 February - 1 March 2007 at ESA's Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

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The conference explored some of the many important and critical issues affecting society today and in the future, including climate change, water management and natural disasters. It brought together experts interested in this broad, complex and global topic. The emphasis was on how space systems, technologies and applications are helping to provide viable solutions to problems on Earth. The space industry can play a pivotal role with society, governments and policy makers in exchanging ideas and knowledge.

Participants also examined the role of innovation, creativity and spin-in technologies from space and how society can benefit from this.

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