Keynote Address New Space Markets, Eternal Human Needs

摘要

Humankind has always looked to the heavens. This is understandable. After all, the sky itself is the fundamental timekeeper, giving us day and night. Our Sun saturates us with light, heat and energy. At the end of the day, darkness settles upon the land, but the heavens become fantastic: the moon with its sensuous glow - ever constant, ever changing - dominates the sky. Glittering stars seemingly take on the aspect of animate creatures as they dance from horizon to horizon. Is it any wonder ancient peoples believed that their gods dwelled among the stars?