Today the technology to reach nearby planets is possible. Even though many long-term technical challenges still need to be solved to support the creation of a permanent, self-sustaining human presence on another planet, imagining humans as a multi planetary species is not a mere fantasy anymore. Against this backdrop, the publication addresses the imagination of life on other planets in the arts, literature, and sciences at the beginning of the 21st century. It thereby attempts to interweave the discourse into the very fabric of society today, and aims at connecting artistic research and the abstract theoretic sciences on an international level.
Planetary Echoes: Exploring the Implications of Human Settlement in Outer Space
ISBN: 3959051913
ISBN 13: 9783959051910
Publication Date: January, 2018
Authors: Lukas Feireiss, Michael Najjar, Buzz Aldrin, Anousheh Ansari, Nelly Hayoun, Thore Bjørnvig, Richard Branson, Pierre Cox, Xavier De Kestelier, Norman Foster, Alexander Geppert, Ulrich Köhler, Michael López-Alegría, Greg Lynn, Fabian Reimann, Tim Smit, Christiane Stahl