Space-faring Society
Lately (as in the past couple of years), I’ve been fascinated with the growth of space exploration around the world. Sure, it may have begun with a race between the U.S. and the then-Soviet Union, but in the past decades, more than 75 countries have gotten involved in the “space biz”. Clearly, heading off-planet is a growth industry, albeit one that costs a LOT to get into for most countries. Yet, everybody seems to be jumping on the bandwagon, and it’s pretty clear that the new frontier continues to beckon.
Writing a Book about Space Exploration
So, I wrote a book about space exploration. At first, the publisher wanted a straightforward history. However, as I got to thinking about it, I realized that a true history doesn’t stop at a certain point. It may begin in the distant past, but it ends up just being a fraction of a second ago. It’s basically “now”, offset by an infinitesimally short period of time.
The book I wrote, called Space Exploration: Past, Present, Future became not just a “potted history” of space exploration. It evolved as a look at all the ways that our current space-faring civilization on Earth has gotten to where it is.
But, it’s more than that. It’s part of our society in ways that you don’t think about. For example, as I wrote in the introduction:
There are also aspects of living in the Space Age we don’t always associate with it: literature and cultural expectations, for example. The ability of a civilization to do great things is also affected by its foresight and interests, which are often expressed in its literature. For space exploration, that literature is science fiction and its writers take us on some incredible journeys of the mind.
Who knows where else their vision will take us? Humans have always dreamed about exploration of the unknown, whether it was the next valley, the next country, the next continent, or beyond Earth. We’ve always imagined what it would be like to fly like a bird, go to space, walk on another world. This is where science fiction comes from – the dreams of exploration. Science fiction has often been called the “history of the future”, with its including all-too-believable tales of space exploration and the people involved.
Beyond the Tech
Space exploration is echoed in our art as well. Think about space art, space music, space-based movies and TV, and so many other expressions of “cosmic travel”. Also, think about the legal and political ramifications of space exploration. They’re inevitable outgrowths of space travel: wherever humans go, we bring along our social and cultural institutions.
It’s all of a piece: humans and space travel. Not terribly different from humans and exploration of other lands in centuries past. It’s what we do. And, that’s what I examine in my book. I invite you to check it out (see the link above). We need to continually look back at our past, even if it’s one second ago because it’s what makes our future. Happy reading!
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There has existed for some time, a ‘break-away’ space faring society. It’s a hidden one. The true history of space flight looks nothing like the charade/parade of chemical impulse rockets for at least the last 60 years.
Google/youtube – John Walson space machines
Google – Kowski and Frost
http://www.rense.com/general79/wdx.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yflzv53rI9g
Don’t get me wrong, fake history can be exciting!…..especially when it’s participants are unaware of the futility of their participation.
Up, Up, and aweigh.