TERRESTRIAL FEED BACK: REFLECTIONS ON THE SPACE INDUSTRY

摘要

In one of their less well documented activities while on the Sea of Tranquility over 40 years ago, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong installed an array of mirrors. The purpose of these mirrors was to allow scientists to ascertain more precisely the position of the Moon in Space by 'pinging' them with lasers. In some senses, however, it could be argued that the Moon is itself already a giant mirror, along with Space in general, in that it reflects very precisely our own earthly aspirations. It becomes a surface onto which we project our ambitions, and in which we see ourselves reflected.