Geopolitica dello spazio. Storia, economia e futuro di un nuovo continente

For centuries, space has been the domain of the divine and the unknown, unapproachable and sacred place, then instrument of competition between world powers, today the objective behind the activity of public and private companies that, in this dimension, glimpse economic value, material resources and global benefits for our future. Nations and commercial enterprises who until a few years ago were detached from any extraatmospheric perspective, now look out the window to the cosmos ready to invest so that they might extract prestige and earnings. Emilio Cozzi guides us on the discovery of the extraterrestrial economy and geopolitics, retracing the fundamental milestones that in the course of history have made space reachable, with costly and not-without-risk space missions that have, however, brought humanity closer to infinity and beyond; therefore we can understand the present dynamics that are advancing the new space economy and preparing us to live in a new era that is in continual and swift expansion. After all, Tziolkovskij, the theoretical father of astronautics, who did all of the calculations to carry out the first ever space flights, asserted with conviction, that “Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in the cradle forever.”