The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World

“The Artemis Accords (2020) is the best example. It purports to set out updated guidelines for activity on the Moon. Some parts are in harmony with the Moon Agreement: both promote the rule of law in exploration, agree on providing assistance for all astronauts and spacecraft regardless of nationality, and call for the release of scientific data gathered on the Moon. However,”

“Later that year Sputnik 5 flew two dogs, Belka and Strelka, to space and, happily for them, returned them alive. After a period as a celebrity, Strelka retired from public life and had six puppies, one of them named Pushinka (Fluffy). Khrushchev remembered that during a conversation in 1961 with US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy she had asked after Strelka. Now developing a skill for gifting, he sent Pushinka to the White House, complete with Soviet passport. President John F. Kennedy wrote to thank him: ‘Mrs Kennedy and I were particularly pleased to receive “Pushinka”.”

“Engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces whereof I know nothing and which know nothing of me, I am terrified.”

“Artemis Accords.”

“When you reach low Earth orbit, from around 525,000 to 6.5 million feet above us, you might catch a glimpse of the International Space Station (ISS), which orbits at an average height of 1.3 million feet.”