Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in a cradle forever. Credits: created with Assistance from OpenAI’s DALL·E

58 years after the Outer Space Treaty, ‘Humans in Space’ returns, from sci-fi dreams to real outposts and future homes like Hestia Asterobase.

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On October 10, 1967, the Outer Space Treaty entered into force, setting the foundations for peaceful cooperation beyond Earth. Today, fifty-eight years later, we celebrate that spirit with a new look at our shared adventure: the updated Humans in Space page of Becoming Spacepolitans.

From the first stories that imagined brick moons and asteroid homes, to the real pioneers who turned imagination into science — Hale, Tsiolkovsky, Cole — humanity has slowly learned how to live beyond its cradle. The page traces this evolution through early space stations, the cooperative marvel of the ISS, the rise of Tiangong and upcoming commercial outposts, and the Lunar Gateway that will soon orbit our nearest neighbor.

And then, as always, the story circles back to the future. The vision of living inside asteroids, once just a dream of Dandridge MacFarlan Cole, finds new life in Hestia Asterobase, our upside-down village carved in rock, where imagination becomes habitat.

The Outer Space Treaty reminded us that the cosmos belongs to everyone. Humans in Space shows how far that idea has carried us, and how much farther we can still go

Space for All, all for Space!

Overcoming the Wall to Space Travel. Credits: created with Assistance from OpenAI’s DALL·E

From myth to machines, from Gagarin’s orbit to Armstrong’s steps, humanity crossed a frontier once confined only to books: Space!

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“Space, the last frontier. But where does this frontier actually begin? How far above Earth do we say “space” starts?” This is the beginning of the just-revised blog page, Space Travel.

With reusable rockets now a routine sight and Starship Flight 10’s successful test fresh in the news, this is the perfect moment to revisit how humanity travels to space. The Space Travel page has been fully revised, with its content now divided into clear sections for easier readability: from the myths that inspired us, to the milestones of the Space Race, and to the breakthroughs of reusability..

The update also introduces a new section on the future of space travel, exploring nuclear engines, plasma thrusters, and concepts that may one day reduce the time required for interplanetary journeys. And for the very far horizon, I couldn’t resist linking it with The Golden Age, the first chapter of our Becoming Spacepolitans Tales, a glimpse into a possible future way of moving through the Solar System.

So, take a seat, fasten your belts, and begin your ride to space: the updated Space Travel page is ready to bring you to the stars!

Space for All, all for Space!

Becoming Spacepolitans Logo. Credits: created with Assistance from OpenAI’s DALL·E

The Spacepolitan vision has found its visual. Let’s discover all its meanings!

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With the launch of The Golden Age, Becoming Spacepolitans stepped into storytelling to give the vision a living form. Now, it was time to make the spacepolitan concept recognizable, with a clearly defining symbol.

The shape itself is simple, yet layered with meaning. At first glance, it’s a stylized rocket, its energetic plume evoking the drive of space travel. But look closer, and you’ll find the initials B and S (Becoming Spacepolitans) combined and mirrored.

Together, they rise into a vertical sign of infinity, symbolizing the endless horizon of our journey. The blue of the letters recalls the color of Earth, ensuring that all the elements of the Spacepolitan vision are represented in the logo.

You could already see this symbol in your browser tab, the new spacepolitan favicon, and, little by little, here and there across the blog, in a kind of hide and seek. A quiet reminder of the spacepolitan vision, ready to stand beside the words and stories that define it.

Because, after all, it’s still the same motto guiding us:

Space for All, all for Space! Now, in iconic form.