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The moment when, 50 years ago, Neil Armstrong planted his foot on the surface of the Moon inspired awe, pride and wonder around the world. This newspaper argued that “man, from this day on, can go wheresoever in the universe his mind wills and his ingenuity contrives…to the planets, sooner rather than later, man is now certain to go.” But no. The Moon landing was an aberration, a goal achieved not as an end in itself but as a means of signalling America’s extraordinary capabilities. That point, once made, required no remaking. Only 571 people have been into orbit; and since 1972 no one has ventured much farther into space than Des Moines is from Chicago.

The next 50 years will look very different. Falling costs, new technologies, Chinese and Indian ambitions, and a new generation of entrepreneurs promise a bold era of space development. It will almost certainly involve tourism for the rich and better communications networks for all; in the long run it might involve mineral exploitation and even mass transportation. Space will become ever more like an extension of Earth—an arena for firms and private individuals, not just governments. But for this promise to be fulfilled the world needs to create a system of laws to govern the heavens—both in peacetime and, should it come to that, in war.

The development of space thus far has been focused on facilitating activity down below—mainly satellite communications for broadcasting and navigation. Now two things are changing. First, geopolitics is stoking a new push to send humans beyond the shallows of low-Earth orbit. China plans to land people on the Moon by 2035. President Donald Trump’s administration wants Americans to be back there by 2024. Falling costs make this showing off more affordable than before. Apollo cost hundreds of billions of dollars (in today’s money). Now tens of billions are the ticket price.

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It is a mistake to promote space as a romanticised Wild West, an anarchic frontier where humanity can throw off its fetters and rediscover its destiny. For space to fulfil its promise governance is required. At a time when the world cannot agree on rules for the terrestrial trade of steel bars and soybeans that may seem like a big ask. But without it the potential of all that lies beyond Earth will at best wait another 50 years to be fulfilled. At worst space could add to Earth’s problems.

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Entry #27713 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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fitogtassa
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Krisztina Kotai
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Szentgotthárd van Szatmárcsekétől
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I like how​ this crea​tive solut​ion places​ the assoc​iation of ​the cities​ and their​ distance ​into the c​ulture and​ geography​ of the ta​rget audie​nce! Nagyo​n jól átgo​ndolt mego​ldás!
Amália Solymosi
rátehet egy lapáttal
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Krisztina Kotai
Entry #27316 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Hungary
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nem egy önmagáért elért cél
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Peter Szekretar
merész korszakát
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Peter Szekretar
erőfitogtatás
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Krisztina Kotai
beharangozni
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Villő Ujvári
valami romantikus Vadnyugatot
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Peter Szekretar
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ámulatba ejtette a világot
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Peter Szekretar
ahová csak akarata és leleményessége hajtja
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kitűnő meg​oldás
Peter Szekretar
A csökkenő költségeknek, az új technológiáknak, Kína és India ambícióinak és a vállalkozók új generációjának köszönhetően
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Peter Szekretar
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Amália Solymosi
turistaként utazhatnak az űrbe
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Peter Szekretar
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jó megoldá​s
Peter Szekretar
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kaotikus végvidék
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nice choic​e of words​ here :)
Amália Solymosi
további 50 évet kell várni
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Peter Szekretar
A legrosszabb esetben a világűr még a Föld problémáit is gyarapíthatja
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Peter Szekretar
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az embereket világszerte bámulattal, büszkeséggel és csodálattal töltötte el
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Peter Szekretar
amolyan zűrzavaros határvidékként
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Peter Szekretar
letépheti láncait
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Peter Szekretar
újabb 50 év múlva
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Peter Szekretar
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Tunde Sele
Tunde Sele
Romania
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találékonysága
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Villő Ujvári
került űrpályára
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Peter Szekretar
vakmerő korszak
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Amália Solymosi
Kína azt tervezi, hogy 2035-ig embereket juttat a Holdra
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Peter Szekretar
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Eniko Kocsisne Koncz
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Lapunk annak az érvelésnek adott hangot
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Peter Szekretar
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kipipálásra került
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Krisztina Kotai
egészen más képet fog mutatni
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Peter Szekretar
felkerülhet a listára
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Peter Szekretar
küzdőtere
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Peter Szekretar
várat majd magára
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Peter Szekretar