September 2023
To live is to create
... always dreamed of the stars and the often cited quote from the pioneering rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, “Earth is the cradle of humankind, but humankind cannot stay in the cradle forever”, could easily be viewed as a foundational...
October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
... fuel depots, with galleries where rockets and spacecraft move on cranes and hoists, with an entire town, Tsiolkovsky, built nearby for its workforce. A determining feature of the architecture of launch sites has been the transport...
24 April 2018
Impossible Horizon: The Essence of Space Exploration
... people to try to explore that unknown and seemingly impossible realm. In 15 short chapters, Arnould covers topics from ‘Tsiolkovski’s Dream’ to lunar exploration and asks questions such as “Space at all costs?” and “Does the ‘Envoy of Mankind...