Space Places

摘要

_Sixty years after the U.S.Russian race to the moon, a new space race is flourishing, as governments and private companies worldwide strive to compete in a space economy that, according to an analysis by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is a "hotbed for disruptive technologies" and could be worth $2.7 trillion by the 2040s. French photographer Vincent Fournier spent a decade traveling the globe, documenting the past, present, and future of humanity's great adventure. "Space exploration's emblematic locations are like cinema sets where Tintin might meet with Jules Verne in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey" he says in his new book, Space Utopia. The book is a collection of photos that portray the ingenuity and aspirations of space explorers-such as Teamlndus working on a lunar lander (top), their entry in the Google Lunar X Prize (a contest that ended last year with no winner). At a French facility (opposite, top), Fournier photographed work being done on the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle, which carried cargo to the International Space Station.