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In developing human space flight, having knowledge of the past, present, and future in all its permutations would be a gift that many would not refuse. With this idealised situation out-of-reach, in plotting the future we can still look to the hazy present and place reliance on what is known of the past, even with hindsight being subjective and incomplete. While we are aware of the manifold details of most of the historical moments in human space flight, the appreciation of societal benefits of such moments in the broader sense has been much like an after-thought. Thus, when considering the way forward from a future benefit perspective, we do so from an obscured vantage point, wondering “… one giant leap for mankind” to where?
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Al-Ekabi, C. (2014). The Benefits of Human Space Flight; the Discourse at a Time of Financial Crisis. In: Al-Ekabi, C., Baranes, B., Hulsroj, P., Lahcen, A. (eds) Yearbook on Space Policy 2011/2012. Yearbook on Space Policy. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1649-4_8
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