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Outer Space — A “Real” Issue

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Outer Space in Society, Politics and Law

Part of the book series: Studies in Space Policy ((STUDSPACE,volume 8))

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When we refer to “space”, we think of something distant. Astronauts have to “travel” until they are “in space”, the “sky is the limit”, and the quaint objects populating space are definitely “out of this world”. This notion is understandable. And it is wrong. The great scientist Fred Hoyle puts it to the test when he says: “Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away if your car could go straight upwards.” But indeed, it is even closer. Space is not “up there”, space is here. Earth and its creatures are one of the biggest oddities of space.

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Soucek, A. et al. (2011). Outer Space — A “Real” Issue. In: Brünner, C., Soucek, A. (eds) Outer Space in Society, Politics and Law. Studies in Space Policy, vol 8. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0664-8_2

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