Some of My Thoughts

 

The first words spoken by God in the Bible are 'Let there be light".  And science holds that in the very first moments of the universe, after the Big Bang, there was no "light" as we know it, only an extremely hot, dense plasma. But as the universe expanded and cooled, light began to travel freely for the first time, and there was light!

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There are now hundreds of billions of galaxies in our universe and in each galaxy there are hundreds of billions of stars. The light from each star travels at 671 thousand miles per hour, you could circle the earth 7 times in a second. Now imagine how far light travels in a year, the universe is so massive that we have to measure distance in light-years. I am consistently in awe as I think through the enormity and diversity and the incredible processes at play within our universe, space is truly wondrous.

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The study of space can be called generally the space sciences and includes cosmology, astronomy and many other fields of research, the majority of this happen with us observing space from Earth. 

 

The business of space though happens by being in space and looking back at Earth. By using technologies in space we are able to view the various aspects of our Earth for the weather, agriculture, security, disaster management, resource management, mining, and many more applications. We also utilise spacecraft for communications and a variety of transmissions such as real-time connections, internet access, and satellite television. We use space technology all through our day in many ways, even if we don’t realise it.

 

Africa as a continent does not own sufficient infrastructure in space technology although capabilities are growing, we still need to fully derive the benefits of space to enhance and positively impact lives. It is my mission to play a part in enabling the use of space science and technology to drive development, contribute to African resilience and maximise the socio-economic benefit.

 

The key to this, I believe, is collaboration and as the human race we have to learn to advance without destruction.

 

It matters to me that my life ultimately shares the importance of empathy, compassion, encouraging others and unlocking our uniqueness.