From Earthbound origins to cosmic citizens — a journey through human evolution. AI-generated by ChatGPT (TARS)
Five years of cosmic commitment, a renewed manifesto, a farewell to the first “Space Pope”.
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Today marks 55 years of Earth Day, and five years of Becoming Spacepolitans, born to celebrate the 50th Day of our beloved planet. A lot has changed since that first page in 2020, when the world paused and looked inward. Today, we still look inward and far beyond into space, as both a refuge and a challenge.
This year, we honor Earth Day by releasing a renewed Spacepolitans Manifesto, deeper, clearer, and more urgent. It is dedicated to the memory of Pope Francis, the first “Space Pope”, who passed away earlier on April 21. He blessed the orbit of Spei Satelles, a tiny satellite launched in 2023 to carry messages of hope from the Christus Vivit exhortation. Now that hope orbits with us still.
The new manifesto reflects the tension of our time: rising ecological consciousness and the rapid ascent of the new Space Economy. These are not separate movements, but two parts of one planetary transformation. As the manifesto says:
“It is time to bring these forces together: planetary care and cosmic reach. Not just dreamers, but builders of a civilization that reaches the stars while healing its home.”
We are still at the beginning of this journey. But every journey begins somewhere. And if we want to buy time for space, we must act here and now, building the technologies, shifting the systems, and inspiring minds toward the stars. As spacepolitans of today, our mission is to become ancestors of a better tomorrow.
Do you want to know more? Go to the new Spacepolitans Manifesto!
Space for All! All for Space!
Becoming Spacepolitans 