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I believe that space activities are impacting society through…
....the many improvements in our our daily life. It brings us inventions, which will help to preserve Earth from destruction and, last not least , it widens our horizons by the exploration of our universe

There are innumerable innovations from space which impact our daily life and which may come into reality the near future. Only to mention one of the most important is the anticipated utilisation of space solar power which will hopefully be available soon. Once it is available It will help us to become independent from oil, which pollutes nature and is the cause for fighting and wars around the world.

Another very important aspect, is the exploration of the universe by satellites, probes, manned spaceships and telescopes in orbit. These activities are widening our horizons and helping us to understand the world we are living in. They may one day lead to the detection of another earth-like planet in the infinity of space and show us that we are not alone.

If this happens it would surely be the greatest impact of space activities on our society. Not long ago we thought that the Earth was the center of our universe and we humans were the crown of Gods creation. It was a great impact in our society at that time when we detected, that Earth was only a little planet and our sun is only one of billions in the universe. Nothing will impact our society more than the detection that life has developed not only on Earth but also on a another distant planet. May be it will also have intelligent life and we have to recognize that we are not the crown of God's creation but only one civilization among others.


Mr. Michael Böhme
Artist
Fellow IAAA, Inter Art Stuttgart, Germany, Künstlergilde Esslingen, Germany, Kunstverein Konstanz, Germany
http://www.michael-boehme.com



 
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