SPACE TRAVEL AND TOURISM

     There's a lot more to TRAVEL AND TOURISM than what human beings or for that matter ordinary travelers and trip making enthusiasts think about. To tell the truth there is a lot more to enjoy and perhaps a lot more to increase the trade between nations and thus significantly contributing to the GDP growth of these nations through one such travel. Surely this one is about SPACE TRAVEL and this one comes only if you have the sophisticated technology with you. Nations vie with one another on this particular area and there is no limit to the potentials once a country can garner enough technical skills to launch its own SPACE SHUTTLE. However, this article is about such SPACE SHUTTLING and the day is not far off although some countries are sure ahead on the race to conquer the last frontier of technology prowess and that is SPACE TRAVEL.

      One thing is quite certain just as the advent of the industrial revolution took place with mass production techniques made possible through a system of process and extensive mechanization of production, the Space Travel would start with TOURISM INDUSTRY as its launch pad. True, here too human kind would need to dwell into a mass production of producing the future SPACE SHUTTLES, yet the huge mind boggling investment can only be justified with human taking flights to outer space with certain degree of ease and comfort in order to satisfy their curiosity of the space outside this planet.

       TOURISM AND SPACE INDUSTRY OF THE FUTURE thus heavily depends upon the need to travel perhaps initially as a source of inquisitiveness and urge to explore the empty spaces and the mysteries of human life itself. Hence, the future TOUR OPERATORS  need to combine their efforts to sell space as a curiosity piece and a system to explore the immediate neighborhood within our solar system. But who would travel at such exorbitant rates as most Space Travel is beyond the reach of even the well to do people. The answer to this is that like all initial travels it must be funded by world's corporates who would have a long term objective to see through the whole venture with a concise and honest MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT perhaps with a definitive aim for providing the base for future SPACE TRAVEL AND TOURISM. Undoubtedly, the governments of the respective nations ought to build a proper rapport with these corporates who have a genuine objective to turn the mission into a sustainable and profitable long term venture.

        YET, to tell the truth, SPACE TOURISM is full of uncertainty and there has been countless horrific moments throughout the history of Space Travel, both from US and Russia. However, there is growing need for space exploration due to the limits we all seem to have drawn upon ourselves in the gradually shrinking earth, especially when we recollect the gross misuse of our planet from the point of view of its resources and ecological balance. Today, we see Space Travel as a means for countries to exert their influence among other nations and therefore only a few countries have the supremacy of world travel. Surely, this is not the way to go about it as a consortium of countries unitedly can only get us the most needed superior might in SPACE TRAVEL like the ones we often dream about for the extraterrestrials with superior technologies who would at a flick of a second descend upon us and make us their slaves for ever. Of course, we have seen these in films and TV. Yet, to put forth another great truth is that we earthlings lack any of the extraterrestrial's unity nor contemplate a need for unison at least in SPACE TRAVEL. So, the best way then is perhaps to exert little influence in cross border deals and let SPACE TRAVEL develop independently among different nations with some group forming blocks while others tearing off in an attempt to degrade the whole thing as we human beings are likely to do so.

       Surely, this way too we can compete trying to beat one another with our own technologies or expertise that each country posses in its niche area and then have SPACE TRAVELING with myriads of color and hues that are likely to result out of this disconnect. If US sends a series of Space Shuttles then Russia might be forced to launch a large heavy Space Station itself while China might be forced to bring out a series of Chinese looking Space Tubes while Japan and India or for than matter other emerging economies might make use of series of yet another colorful procession of such or somewhat similar Space Vehicles to match those already up for encouraging SPACE TRAVEL AND TOURISM. In some ways I believe that there is a lot of positive factors to consider even while we are perpetually at each others throat for reasons best known to somebody far out in the outer space. But think about a mock reconciliation or mock drama that each country tries to enact before the UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION, then all we can ever think about is a depressing reality and uncertainty and horrific nightmarish finish to the sordid affairs and the gradual shrinking of all our attempts at SPACE TRAVELING. I am not against unity or you may think so, but unity and discussing unity has got us nothing except stupid wars and perfidy and all sorts of mock drama and tomfoolery in a plethora of reconciliation efforts. Since, we don't naturally see eye to eye in most things, I believe that SPACE TRAVEL with nations bringing in their own expertise would in the distant future turn out to be in favor of every country that has aspiration to make Space Travel a reality as it should considering the factors like Economies of Scale, Comparative Advantages between Nations and Opportunity Cost.

      One of the best things we have for consolation is a barren moon which we should feel like a gift send to us from the Almighty. Had there been any signs of intelligent life then perhaps we had it or we would be at their throats or they at us and making the earth surface and moon surface a perpetual place of tension. On the contrary things are better this way. In the first place, the moon is a self sterilizing surface where our future air ships can park or refuel before taking off to the other distant planets, asteroids or planetary moons with human Space Traveling enthusiasts. Like this we hopefully, try to bring in better trade in those scarce commodities including precious metals which are obviously looking too hot in the stock markets and quite likely to be a security threat for people who possess them. One shouldn't try to justify the costs initially or even think of it in the early stages as this has to be borne by the adventurous corporates with long term visions and missions with the government support as a sure assurance that such a move is a must for the future progress of mankind.

     SPACE TRAVELING  unlike other types of traveling which we on earth are used to comes with the philosophy all on its own that states 'You are nothing and the outer space is everything and the most powerful force'. This obviously brings us to the grounding realization that we are after all quite an inconspicuous speck in the huge and unmeasurable Universe or Universes. It humbles us a great deal and can be a good check against our growing egotism. Perhaps we would see a lot more reason in our existence and make life more meaningful than what the different philosophies by great thinkers and statesmen have imparted to us since the dawn of history.

      This development in the area of SPACE TRAVEL  would necessitate better usages of technologies and the likely start of the boom in both new system of education and the better employment opportunities. This is perhaps the only way to let go of the human mind to some greater than the usual purpose to dream and bring about higher levels of creativity. This way we can reduce the dangers of human brain and our thinking mechanism to slide down and turn into vegetative states. We can thus keep the brain challenged in our new found frontiers of knowledge and help in formulating a more vivid and exciting and virgin territories of thoughts, creativity and specialized tasks rather than compete hysterically ruthlessly with the already filled up spaces on the earth.

         Without doubt the best part of SPACE TRAVEL is the steady growth of investments and industrial entrepreneurship which in all possibilities would grow far outstripping the industrial and technological revolution we human beings have seen on the earth. This isn't a short term leap frogging concept, but would stay with the earthlings for a much and much more longer period than what the human mind would ever be able to fathom just as the space within our little solar system would present before us not to say anything about the exploring possibilities of the far outer space too if it were within the reaches of our intelligence and endeavor. 

        Already the planet of ours is too overcrowded and the last frontier that would be exploited to near danger would be the seas and this too as things are likely to be would be a real hot, narrow, brutal and nonchalant and greedy with more of super emerging economies in the area of expertise joining in with full force. The US and the European countries would be there and close to heel and perhaps overtaking them in the exploitation of the seas would be the giants like Japan, China and India and most possibly other emerging economies like Brazil, Africa and East Asia. Then all the hell will be let lose with fragile ecology already in distress would be breathing out its final death wishes taking perhaps three quarters of mankind along with it.

        THUS, WITHOUT DOUBT SPACE TRAVEL AND TOURISM IS A MUST AND COUNTRIES MUST AT LEAST MAKE A SMALL START SOMEWHERE. The United Nations Organizations can do a lot in this matter and allow some headway in SPACE TRAVEL before serious oceanic exploitation begins. Not in least are the infinite sources of opportunities that would inevitably present before the existing Travel and Tourism offices across the world, the bright future for AIRLINES AND THEIR AGENTS, World Tour Operators and the governments. In fact, there can be a significant decrease in unemployment for the matters can become worse for the advanced countries with the rising ASIAN ECONOMIES AND LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIES AND AFRICA.

        Surely, doesn't look like a tall matter if  we of course have a mind to realize that we are all sitting on the edge of a precipice where it is a matter of life and death for the whole of mankind.