The Future of Mankind in space is determined by social cultural imperatives rather than Science and Technology Alone

Prof. Satish Dhawan, Former Chairman ISRO and Director, IISc, India

English Translation made on the occasion of 6th International Conference on Planetary defence Conference organised by International Academy of Astronautics at Maryland University, Washington DC USA during April 26- May 03, 2019. A paper" Role of Space Technology in Disaster Management" was presented in person by Prof V Jagannatha, Former Scientist/Engineer ISRO and three times President honoured Retired Deputy Commander Home Guards V Purushotham, Mysuru in the Conference. His Holiness also provided a stay of both authors in the JSS Spiritual Centre, Gaithersburg, Washington DC USA. Buddhist Monastery at Maryland Washington DC also supported the authors.

Most respected Dr A S Kiran Kumar and His Holiness Dr Shivaratri Desikendra Swamiji consented to get the Kannada version of 7th JSS Vidya Peta Presentation to the present English format. It is proposed to post the most important globally important popular science space ecoliteracy to French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Hindi, Indian Languages including Urdu and Sanskrit. This will be shared freely at PSF Home page for Students and Citizens. This will also be proposed for reference to ISRO and ESA, NASA and Global Space Organisations such as UNIDIR and Secure World Foundation, IIED UK and Climate Change and WHO.

This is also a tribute to Prof Satish Dhawan and Prof U R Rao all-time great space scientists listed in the PSF home page and Dr H N the founder of KRVP. PSF is a unit of KRVP. Dr A S Kiran Kumar is a proud student of Dr H N.