We have a dream. Humanity living peacefully, united in its incredible plurality together on our mother planet Earth, all collaborating towards a healthy global society.
Given the current situation, with several ongoing wars and our financial and climate systems about to collapse faster than most can imagine (cf. e.g. “How global warming will affect global population – a first theory)“, we are far from that.
Is it so hard to imagine and to act accordingly that we all are human, no matter our nationality, skin colour, religion and language? Facing challenges such as mitigating “greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions, global warming, climate disruption, and the loss of biodiversity, while still maintaining a good energy supply, humanity needs global collaboration, creativity and innovation more than anything else.
The times for (hostile) competition are over. Pursuing national interests is killing potentially billions of livelihoods and lives (cf. e.g. “‘Trump administration’ is killing potentially billions”). Open talks about Moon or Mars as a potential escape from the situation on our mother planet Earth are irritating, simply opportunistic, and destructive for a healthy development on our planet.
Going to the Earth’s moon or to the planet Mars is most scientifically inspiring, but is no cure for the mimetic forces (greed, vanity, envy, jealousy, group-think) causing all the war and conflict amongst humanity. Astronauts are trained to cope with mimetic forces and fully understand the need for humility and collaboration.
The ability to go to our Earth’s moon should remind us of our incredible creativity, technology, craftsmanship and our power to innovate. The “race for the moon” is not necessary. That kind of narrative only reminds us, how corrupted our current economy and society has become. There is no need for commercialisation of the Earth’s moon, planet Mars or the space. It can simply belong to all of us.
We better decide within global democratic decision process on how we want to explore and develop Moon, Mars, and space for a healthy global society. Let us consider the tremendous potential of a “Global Aeronautics and Space Agency” (GASA) where the world’s best scientists collaborate and share collective resources rather than fragmenting efforts through particular (national) interests.
Let “Artemis II” be the inspiration towards global collaboration based on global democracy!
picture shows “art002e009288” – Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon.
A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. In the foreground, Ohm crater has terraced edges and a flat floor interrupted by central peaks—formed when the surface rebounded upward during the impact that created the crater.
Image Credit: NASA
