Should we love or hate space rocks? To fully enjoy reading this post, listen to Space Rock by Trip Rexx and to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles. Ideally treat yourself and enjoy both, one after the other… Space rocks, how many there are in our Solar System. They could be theContinue reading “Asteroids: Cross And Delight (2/2)”
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Asteroids: Cross And Delight (1/2)
Should we love or hate space rocks? To fully enjoy reading this post, listen to The Golden Age by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour and to Space Rock by Rockets. Ideally, treat yourself and enjoy both, one after the other… Resources, resources, we are always looking for resources to make any kind of things. However, resourcesContinue reading “Asteroids: Cross And Delight (1/2)”
Sustainable Development Goals vs Space – 2/2
How the Outer Space could help us to reach the World’s ambitious targets To fully enjoy reading this post, listen to Final Countdown by Europe. Outer Space, the transformative element that could push the UN Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, to the next level. Is it applicable to all SDGs or only to a few?Continue reading “Sustainable Development Goals vs Space – 2/2”
Sustainable Development Goals vs Space – 1/2
How the Outer Space could help us to reach the World’s ambitious targets To fully enjoy reading this post, listen to Time is running out by Muse. All UN member states have a lot to do to accomplish their mission in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. The first deadline is 2030. Is itContinue reading “Sustainable Development Goals vs Space – 1/2”
A Moon of Opportunities (2/2)
The Moon for all, all for the Moon! To fully enjoy reading this post, listen to New Gold Dream by Simple Minds. The Moon is calling back. The Earthlings nations are answering in different ways, from scientific purposes to commercial programs. Is it a “free-for-all” or is there already a framework to regulate this newContinue reading “A Moon of Opportunities (2/2)”
A Moon of Opportunities (1/2)
So far, so close, so, what are we waiting for? To fully enjoy reading this post, listen to Wind of Change by Scorpions. Sometimes it seems so close that you can grab it, but getting there is not so easy. Even more difficult is for humans to land on its surface and living there seemsContinue reading “A Moon of Opportunities (1/2)”
Travel to Space (3/3)
Spaceplanes, reusability and a look at the future To fully enjoy reading this post, listen to Breakthru by Queen. Reaching space on top of a powerful rocket and aboard a spacecraft is a consolidated human activity that has been continuously done in the last fifty years, as detailed in my previous two posts, Travel toContinue reading “Travel to Space (3/3)”
Travel to Space (2/3)
Mastering transportation to Low Earth Orbit To fully enjoy reading this post, listen to Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath. Low Earth Orbit is actually our new Space frontier, since only pioneering Apollo crewed missions have been able to go further. In the following entry you will find out how we were and are able toContinue reading “Travel to Space (2/3)”
Travel to Space (1/3)
How first humans reached space and more… To fully enjoy reading this post, listen to Ballata by Litfiba. Space, last frontier… But where is this frontier? How much farther from Earth can we say the Space starts? And then, how do we get there? How can we reach it? Let’s see… Well, we are lucky!Continue reading “Travel to Space (1/3)”
Humans in Space (2/2)
Space colonies today and in the coming years To fully enjoy reading this post, listen to I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) by Chris Hadfield December 6, 1998, the Russian module Zarya and the US module Unity were mated in orbit by the STS-88 crew, starting the assembly of the most complex and incredible human work: theContinue reading “Humans in Space (2/2)”
Becoming Spacepolitans 