![]() ![]() Sagan’s question is essentially political: which country, which body, which agreement represents our planet as a whole as humanity moves out into space? In the early years of the space age, the underlying geopolitical context was shaped by Cold War competition. In his best-selling book Cosmos astronomer Carl Sagan asks: “Who speaks for Earth?” As humanity continues to explore the universe, a UN space agency could provide much stronger international oversight of space activities than the relatively weak treaty regime under which spacefaring nations currently operate. : Bill AndersĪs space science matures and accelerates, the time has come for a democratically accountable UN to moderate human activity beyond Earth. Space transcends national boundaries and the Earth currently does not have unity in decision-making.
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