By convention, space technology is concerned with some studies of the planet Earth from space. To accomplish these activities, the task will revolve around the following topics: satellite technology, space technology applications, launch vehicle technology, and space policy issues. The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was established in 1959, initially as a graduate school of civil engineering to serve the needs of the Asia and Pacific region in advanced training and education in engineering and infrastructure which was badly needed during the late 1950s and the early 1960s. Through the period of ever evolving space technology the world has seen many changes, i.e. a larger population with diminishing natural resources and, at the same time, a lot of degradation in environmental conditions. As a result of the decision by the UNCED in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, and that of the ministerial level meeting in Beijing in 1994, the AIT established an academic unit called Space Technology Application and Research Program (STAR) to serve the needs of Asia and the Pacific region in meeting some of the challenges for the improvement of quality of life of mankind, especially those who live in the developing parts of the world, i.e. Asia and the Pacific. The mandate of AIT is to impart training and technology transfer and to assist in human resource development. Space technology applications and research program's mandate is to follow that of AIT in technology transfer, especially in areas of remote sensing and GIS part of space technology. Currently the STAR program has two fields of study, i.e. remote sensing/GIS (RS/GIS) and natural resources conservation (NRC). The two fields are working together very well and another field is being developed. This third field of study is c oastal zone management . The established curriculum for the three fields are of interest to the region and are open for the sharing and exchanging of ideas.