Topic: Private Sector Access to Outer Space
Country: Botswana
Delegate Name: Robert Janes
School: East Grand Rapids High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Botswana position papers GLIMUN 2016 committees
Currently Botswana has no space program, but is not against the idea of private companies going to space. While Botswana would like to get a space program of its own one day, they have not expressed any negative feelings towards private companies developing the technology for space travel. Botswana currently lacks the resources to fund and create a space program of their own.
While Botswana currently lacks a space program and an infrastructure to build one, they have not expressed feelings against space travel from private companies. Although Botswana can not create a space program of their own, they feel that space travel could benefit the entire world. Botswana supports the idea of space travel, as long as it done for beneficial purposes and the bettering of the world.
Botswana would like space travel to be done safely, and would like to be able to closely monitor space travel to make sure it is done safely and in a beneficial way. As long as the private companies are not creating issues such as space pollution, or harm to the Earth, Botswana supports the idea of private sector space travel. Botswana suggests that the countries where the private space travel companies are based in have some control over what space travel is taking place to prevent any harm being done. Botswana would also suggest that the UN provides aid to countries that lack the fund and resources for a space program, but would like to create one.
