Concrete recommendations for space development in non-spacefaring countries

Abstract

This chapter introduces concrete recommendations for space development. Space technology and satellite data can be valuable for solving various societal issues, but there are numerous challenges to master space technologies. Particularly, the lack of qualified human resources and pre-existing knowledge is a severe hurdle for the development and launch of a country's first satellite. To overcome this hurdle, we propose the approach called "Mini space ladder". The method enables non-spacefaring countries to grow engineers with strong motivation and both explicit and tacit knowledge, to make space missions successful. The effectiveness of the proposed method is justified with the results of past projects conducted by non-space-faring countries.