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IDEA
A different view
For some time mankind has established a station in space.
For weeks and even months space travellers have the luck to
see our world from far away and with different eyes: pictures
of unbelievable beauty - our planet in a blue, green and white
glimmer. From the distance the atmosphere looks like a very
thin film wrapping up the earth.
A thin vulnerable protective shield - nothing more.
A precious and finite possession - we know this, but apparently
not well enough, otherwise we would be more careful with the
limited resources on earth.
The earth as spaceship
How else can it happen, that we ignore all the basic rules,
which we accept without any discussion when we embark on manned
voyages into space? For sure, the crew of the international
space station IOS gets all energy needs solely from solar energy.
For sure, the astronauts do not pollute the atmosphere of their
spaceship by burning fossil fuels openly. And for sure, they
economize their reserves efficiently, so there is always enough
energy available on board.
Maybe this sensible use of energy has a trivial background:
In space there do not exist any resources, which can be taken
from neighbours enforcing the right of the more powerful and
the one who was wasteful.
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