Technology is advancing at an ever increasing rate and as new products or software becomes available, the current and future generation of both young and olders citizens, will demand and want access to faster and more proficient ways of undertaking their everyday tasks. No sooner will something new become available, then there will be a continuous demand and want for more advancements.

As we continue to expand our knowledge and invent new devices for performing different tasks, everyday living and learning will become much more easier.

One example will be:

* Books will be eventually completely replaced by affordable mobile laptop computers [or the next generation of small versatile computers] and or hand held palm readers.

With advancement in developing new tools for the operating theater for use by surgeons, such as the use of laser surgery - which will with conciderable improvements will eventually completely replace the use of metal scalpals - the daily operation on patients' worldwide will become much safer and have a higher success rate, due to a more sterile theater environment.

Other possible future research & technology:

* Portable Mobile medical scanners to diagnose a patients' illness.
* Continued advanced research into specific types of stem-cell properties, in order to provide better living standards for patients and for providing alternative therapy for the increasing demand for transplants as patients begin to outweigh donar organs.
* As more and more of the human genetic code (genome) is unravelled and understood, there is a gene in the human body that triggers the growth of body organs and tissue.
This gene is switched-on from the point of conception and for unknown reasons begin to decrease and shut down as we age, for example if you lose a body part it does not grow back.
The UGPN will undertake research into this specific gene in order to hopefully find the dormant code responsible, so that it can be restored / switched back on so as to allow human body parts to regenate - thus improving living conditions for a vast majority of humans.
Footnote:{There are some small animals that regenate their body parts if the original is destroyed, example: a small garden lizard loses its tail and over a short time the part is replaced / regenerated}.    
* More precise robotic surgery supervised and controlled by a specialised surgeon, in order to almost completely reduce a patients' risk to bacterial infection.
Footnote:{There is some experimental robotic surgery in its very early stages being performed in select operating facilities in some countries}.     

The environment is an issue that every business, in one way or another, will have to address at some time in the near future. With the continous polution of this planet and the rapid decline in available fossil fuels and other minerals, many governments and businesses will foresee the inevitability of having to produce safer products.

This will either be done for political and or financial purposes, either way the UGPN has the foresight to see the end consequences if nothing is done, and to prepare for the difficulties ahead, and will develop new ways of reducing the impact on the environment via its research programs.

Many of the largest oil / fuel corporations in the world already realise that their current supplies of fossil fuels and natural gases may not last for another two decades (20 yrs), no matter how much they continue to decrease their supplies.
Some - in secret research facilities - are already developing new technologies to take over when supplies are depleted, thus ensuring their continuation.

The UGPN will endevour to bring to all the people cost effective ways of generating the necessary power to maintain buildings transport services; equipment and power vehicles or all types via in-depths research - not in 20 yrs time - but by beginning this research as soon this business becomes fully operational.

As renewed as well as new interest and curiosity in space develops, via feedback from space probes to new unknown discoveries in deep space being given more on-air time on television networks then in the past -  a larger audience of people are now becoming aware of the vastness and beauty of space and the virtually limitless possibilities that lay ahead.

As technology progresses and we as a people pass through this century, we and future generations may want to experience space in their own way from: floating in a completely weighless environment while orbiting above earth to feeling for the first time their feet on a new moon and or planet.

The concept of allowing large groups of humans into space at very affordable prices is still fairly new and expensive, but as new cost effective material and technologies become available, the UGPN as it grows and expands will be at the forefront in development of this new and exciting industry, making it very affordable for everyperson to experience space.

Humankind is only in the very early stages of space exploration apart from sending out automated space probes and physically landing on the moon. As humans, many of us  have a natural curiosity and or interest to want to someday physically explore space or another planet.
While it is convenient and less expensive for now to send space probes - it is a far bigger challenge to send humans into space.

It is the UGPN's commitment and agender - as it expands and grows - to asist in speeding up the introduction of humans into space by:
1. designing and constructing safe; re-usable and inexpensive spacecraft that makes it affordable for a majority of humans to physically explore our solar system.
2. finance, promote and encourage research into new high-tech light-weight materials and electronics. 

Space science has been mostly unnoticed and underated for the past few decades by most people who have not had the fruits / results of this science promoted to the majority of the worlds population. As a matter of fact - there have been many groundbreaking and life saving experiments that could only be performed in the vacuum of space laboratories, that have contributed to designing life saving devices for extending and or saving human life.
From the life saving heart 'pace maker' to new treatment for once incurable diseases, space science has had a very positive and large impact for the quality of life for many people on this planet. Other examples inc:
 1.  3-D Biotechnology
Developed for Space Shuttle medical research, a rotating cell - culture device simulates the microgravity of space. This allows researchers to grow cells in three dimensions. The device may one day help researchers find cures for dangerous infectious diseases and offer alternatives to patients who need organ transplant surgery.
 2.  Artificial Heart
Technology used in Space Shuttle fuel pumps led to the development of a miniaturized ventricular-assist pump by NASA and renowned heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey. The tiny pump, a mere two inches long has been successfully implanted into more than 20 people.
 3.  Artificial Limbs
Responding to a request from the orthopedic-appliance industry, NASA recommended that the foam insulation used to protect the Shuttle's external tank replace the heavy, fragile plaster used to produce master molds for prosthetics. The new material is light, virtually indestructible, and easy to ship and store.
 4.  Lifesaving Light
Special lighting technology developed for plant-growth experiments on Space Shuttle missions is now used to treat brain tumors in children. Doctors at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee (USA) use light-emitting diodes in a treatment called photodynamic therapy, a form of chemotherapy, to kill cancerous tumors.
 5.  Better Balance
Devices built to measure the equilibrium of Space Shuttle astronauts when they return from space are now widely used by major medical centers to diagnose and treat patients suffering head injury, stroke, chronic dizziness and disorders of the central nervous system.
 6.  Faster Diagnostics
NASA technology was used to create a compact laboratory instrument for hospitals and doctor offices. This device quickly analyzes blood, accomplishing in 30 seconds what once took 20 minutes with conventional equipment.
 7.  Land Mine Removal
The same rocket fuel that helps launch the Space Shuttle is now being used to save lives -- by destroying land mines. A flare device, using leftover fuel donated by NASA, is placed next to the uncovered land mine and is ignited from a safe distance using a battery-triggered electric match. The explosive burns away, disabling the mine and rendering it harmless.
 8.  Gas Gauges
A gas leak-detection system, originally developed to monitor the Shuttle's hydrogen propulsion system, is now being used by the Ford Motor Company (USA) in the production of a natural gas-powered car.
 9.  Product Labeling
NASA needs to identify, track, and keep records on each of the thousands of heat-shield tiles on the Space Shuttle. This required a labeling system that could be put on ceramic material and withstand the rigors of space travel to be readable after a flight. NASA developed high data-density, two-dimensional, machine-readable symbol technology used to mark individual tiles. This novel method of labeling products with invisible and virtually indestructible markings can be used on electronic parts, pharmaceuticals and livestock -- in fact on just about anything.
10.  Fire Resistant Foam
A unique foam developed for Space Shuttle thermal insulation and packing is now being used as thermal and acoustical insulation in aerospace, marine and industrial products. Since it's also fire resistant, it's being used as well for fire barriers, packaging and other applications requiring either high-temperature or very low-temperature insulation in critical environments. For example, use of these foam products by airframe manufacturers such as Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, and Airbus provides major weight savings, while retaining good thermal and acoustical properties in the various products.
11.  Jet Stripping
NASA developed a tool that uses powerful jet streams of water to strip paint and primer from the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters. A commercial version of this water jet is now used to treat turbine-engine components, airframe components, large aerospace hardware, ships and other mechanical devices, using only pure water. No hazardous chemicals are needed.
12.  Quick Fit Fasteners
Fastening items in space is a difficult task. A Virginia company (USA) developed a fastener that can be pushed on, rather than turned. These quick-connect fasteners are flexible and strong, and have been used by NASA astronauts since 1989. The product is now in use by firefighters and nuclear power-plant repair technicians, and has other commercial applications.

The above 12 sub-stories in this section are the original source of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and were originally adapted from a news release by them. The above 12 sub-stories were contributed by the Science daily website at www.sciencedaily.com.

If you want to find many more of these stories, you need only visit the Nasa or Science Daily websites or alternatively - search the internet and look under 'space science discoveries (medical or technology).

The application of further space science research is virtually limitless as new exciting research is undertaken each day. As we travel through this new millennium, the UGPN will will take up the challenge of space based research and eventually will be at the forefront for developing new revolutionary ways to enhance people everyday lives.  

At this moment in time, there is perhaps only three (3) substanially viable space agency's in the world. Nasa naturally by far is the largest, with Russia and Europe trailing. Other countries such as China and France have smaller operations focused mostly in the launching of telecommunications satelites, but to my knowledge have not progressed into spacecraft design.

It is my opinion that if humans are to have the opportunity to physically explore are solar system in the near future, then science and humanity would be best served if there was a combined worldwide space agency with all space programs combining there science and resources. Not only would this speed-up the process of sending humans into space but it would also make logical sense in reducing operational, research / designing and construction costs.

The UGPN will undertake and create its own high-tech 'space program' which will in many ways be far superior in areas of research and development, then in the current ways of thinking of existing programs. It will do this by finding safe ways to keep costs low, while at the same time design and construct future generations of spacecraft {see: Ugpn Space Program - (Ugpn Future Plans)} and quicken the opportunity for humans to explore our solar system sooner rather then later. Also during this time  - the UGPN would encourage and be opened minded in possibility of forming a combined worldwide space agency.

Our current natural resources are fast becoming depleted ...
Many expert scientists have come to the conclusion that our current levels of natural gases; oil; iron ore and other minerals that we all rely on for our everyday use, are dramatically dropping due to increased demand and as more third world countries progress into the industrial age.
Many of these same scientists agree and estimate / project that at the current level of demand, most of our natural resources will be exhausted within the next 100 years or less.
It is the UGPN's focus once its space program is in operation, to research the practical options in:

1. aquiring areas of orbiting moon(s) and eventually planets, in order to establish mining facilities to uncover many of the natural resources needed. It has been discovered that our own nearby moon has some of the minerals needed for supporting our planet.
2. aquiring areas of space surrounding asteroid fields which have an abundance of natural mineral trapped inside. Many of these asteroids are orbiting planets within our own solar system. Naturally because mining asteroids would be very dangerous work , a great deal of research; designing of highly flexible spacecraft and training would have to be undertaken before such a venture was implemented.

Naturally without any doubt many years of in-depth research; planning and designing will have to undertaken, before either of these ventures can be put into practice.
These ideas are only a very small concept of the available resources that remain to be exploited in space, which will allow humanity to survive and reach out and explore and eventually colonise space - in the not too distant future.

Eventually as we begin to physically travel into space more frequently and explore planets, there will be a large demand for professionally trained persons, from pilots for spacecraft to scientists in fields ranging from astrophysics to planetary geologists.
Whilst Nasa has an excellent astronauts program running at the moment and has had decades to perfect it, it will eventually have to diversify / expand into other areas of spaced based training to prepare for the inevitable and eventual space exploration of humans.

While it may be some time yet before this happens, the UGPN will soon begin its preparations for the implementing and creation of its own 'Space Academy'. It will focus on training students in all areas of space science, including astrophysics to planetary geology and encourage co-operation and training for the next generation of spacecraft pilots and technicians.

The UGPN will use the most advanced training facilities and simulators, so that all of its students have the very best opportunity to graduate and be at the forefront of the great discoveries that lay ahead.