My Journey to the Space Generation Congress 2019 & International Astronautical Congress 2019 

by Mr. Zimichael Damtew Gebeyehu

                 我一直渴望實現自己的理想，世界可持續發展領導力組織（WOSL）一直支持我，使我的夢想成真。WOSL的主要課程之一是培養我們成為全球公民和成為「變革推動者」。在2019年10月，我有機會參加了在美國弗吉尼亞州水晶市的洛克希德·馬丁全球視覺中心（GVC）舉行的2019年太空一代大會（SGC）。在這次全球航天工業會議上，我是代表我的國家「埃塞俄比亞」的唯一代表。沒有WOSL的經濟支持，我將無法參加這次會議。太空生成大會是由太空生成咨詢委員會為太空行業的學生和年輕專業人員組織的一次有聲望的會議。

在會議上，我遇到了來自世界各地的航天領域的工程師，分析家和科學家。我是由德國航空航天中心（DLR）發起的第1工作組的成員，該工作組的主題是國際空間站在低地球軌道（LEO）上的活動。在未來幾十年中，我們評估了LEO的用途，並為聯合國，SGAC和航天工業提出了建議。

參與來自世界各地的會議，這對我來說真的是一次很棒的經歷，我對他們分享了我對太空探索的強烈熱情，並​​結合我們的思考建模來推動人類對太空的探索。在為期3天的活動中，我們進行了工作組討論，大會還邀請了航天工業的主題演講者。在會議的最後一天，我們對工作組的建議作了最後的介紹。我很榮幸能參加華盛頓特區航空博物館舉辦的太空大會晚宴。那天晚上，我遇到了航天工業的高層互惠相關者，工程師，教授和年輕專業人員。會議結束後，我還被邀請為成為弗吉尼亞州尚蒂伊市Udvar Hazy航空博物館的NASA太空探索研討會的代表。在研討會上，我們就即將進行的與通信有關的月球和火星飛行任務，美國宇航局衛星通信與導航辦公室做了不同的演講報告。之後，為了模擬火星飛行任務，我們被分為三批不同的宇航員，我們並提供了有關通信的不同方案。這是一次激動人心的研討會，因為我有機會像宇航員一樣思考並為模擬任務做出決定。

                在SGC 2019之後，我有機會參加由美國航空航天學會（AIAA），國際宇航聯合會和許多其他公司組織，在華盛頓特區沃爾特·E·會議中心舉行的2019年國際宇航大會。和國家航天局。我會見了來自航天工業的工程師，首席執行官，科學家。在IAC，我有機會瞭解更多有關即將在世界各地進行的載人航天探索任務的信息。我還遇到了來自世界各地的下一代太空領袖。在那兒，我遇到了NASA的前行政人員Charles Bolden博士，NASA的前副行政人員Dava Newman博士，NASA的首位美國黑人女性宇航員Mae Jemison博士及其他有影響力的人。

  IAC是一個為期五天的活動，包括來自航天行業不同機構和公司的全體討論，技術演講，主題演講和展覽。 在IAC，我有機會瞭解更多有關即將在世界各地進行的載人航天探索任務的信息。 我還遇到了來自世界各地的下一代太空領袖。 我非常感謝WOSL支持我參加這兩個會議，並且對我對太空探索和火箭技術熱情的圓夢。

2018屆聯合國青少年外交官
Mr. Zimichael Damtew Gebeyehu

原文連結

  Mr. Zimichael Damtew Gebeyehu ，他是我們2018年度的青少年外交官，2018年度的中國學員們都認識他。他來自非洲這片大陸，他是個勤奮繼而優秀的人。近日，我們收到了一封來自他的信，這份信讓我們產生了跨越地域的共情——喜悅！

他的來信

Dear WOSL:
I wanted to tell you that I have been invited to be a delegate for the Space Generation Congress 2019 happening this October on the 17th – 19th at Lockheed Martin Global Vision Center in Virginia, USA. It is organized by Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) in support of UN and sponsored by Lockheed Martin, NASA, ESA, and other space industries. I have competed for only 150 spots from more than 13,000 applicants. I am excited to be part of this global space industry-focused conference and also I will be able to promote the prominent uses of space technology to the fulfillment of the SDGs.

我想告訴你，我已受邀成為10月17日至19日在美國弗吉尼亞州洛克希德·馬丁全球視覺中心舉行的2019年空間世代大會的代表。它是由空間咨詢委員會（SGAC）組織的，以支持聯合國，並由洛克希德·馬丁，美國太空總署，歐空局和其他太空工業贊助。能從13，000名申請人中最終被選拔成為幸運的150人之一，我非常的興奮。我很高興能參加這次以全球航空工業為主題的回應i，既能夠促進航天技術的廣泛應用，也得以實現可持續發展目標。

SGAC與SGC

• SGAC（The Space Generation Advisory Council）空間咨詢委員會是支持聯合國空間應用方案的一個全球性組織。

• SGC（The Space Generation Congress）是SGAC最主要的學術會議。來自世界各地的頂尖青年每年聚集一堂，就重要的空間議題與各聯絡點進行交流。大會與國際宇航大會（IAC）聯合舉行，是IAC的一項重要活動。

他的故事

        “The Journey: from strong passion to future space leadership”     

               “Be the change agents”, a quote from my instructors at the UN Junior Ambassador 2018 summer program, guides my endeavors to take initiatives and help others to reach a common good. When I was ten years old, watching the Apollo 11 documentary ignited a well-fortified passion for space travel and rockets. That moment gave me the ultimate purpose to contribute to mankind’s efforts to explore outer space by advancing rocket technology.  

              To upheld this passion, I started to sketch my own spacecraft designs and engines. I was fifth grader when my general science teacher advised me to join the elite scientific society: The Ethiopian Space Science Society, a community which fostered my passion for space travel. On the first day I joined, the society gave me the chance to present my own design of a “Spy UFO spacecraft”, which at that time I was engrossed with ufology. I was really obsessed with new technologies and speculations about UFO’s flight systems. I even had a “UFO” as a nick at 5^thgrade due the fact that I presented my own articles about UFO’s at class presentation and morning sessions. My presentation at the 5^th General Assembly of the Ethiopian Space Science Society opened a new window for my space science career to grow. From that day, I am a prominent member of the Ethiopian Space Science Society and presented more than 13 researches in aerospace engineering and propulsion for the past 9 years. My reputation and involvement on community outreach activities at the society led me to win The Youth Leadership Award, which is organized by the World Organization for Sustainable Development (WOSL) in collaboration with the Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS). The award enabled me to be part of an intensive research summer program at Claremont Graduate University in CA, USA as UN Junior Ambassador for Sustainable Development. The program changed my whole career to professional level. With multidisciplinary lectures focusing on implementing UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), I got the opportunity to work on goal #9: Innovation, Industry, and Infrastructure. The independence nature of the program enabled me to connect the SDGs to space exploration and elimination of space debris in the end. 

               After the summer program, I continued my work in spreading the voice of the SDGs and the importance of space science in fulfilling those goals. Through this leadership program and my success at the Ethiopian Space Science Society, I was honored to be the Youth Space Ambassador, promoting and creating awareness about the uses of space science in my country. In conjunction with the responsibilities as a UN Junior Ambassador for Sustainable Development, I have been giving public lectures about my research on SDGs and the importance of space exploration to achieve those goals. I have travelled to universities outside the capital, Addis Ababa, and presented research experience on the SDGs and the significance of space exploration to students in the countryside. The UN Junior Ambassador program taught me teamwork and success can be easily achieved through collaboration and partnership. I used this principle to engage the youth in space activities, because I believe that the overall contribution of the youth in space science is crucial to support our space program. I have been able to bring the leadership skills I got form UN Junior Ambassador Program to my internship at ESSS. Overall, the UN Junior Ambassador program is a life changing experience that widened the glasses I used to view the world, and it gave me hope and fortitude to strive and solve global problem. After all, we, the youth are the change agents and future leaders that the world has been waiting for.  

他的行動