Space tourism stimulating massive interest

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Blue Origin after experiencing another successful launch this weekend marked the third ride of commoners in space. The work on Earth to advance science in space continues.

A program called Pangea, arranged by the European Space Agency, provides the astronauts real-world lessons in geology for their exceptional missions related to space in the future.

“Today, we’re trained basically to perform the same activities in space if it’s either on board of the International Space Station or in the future on the lunar surface, regardless of what our background is,” said astronaut Andreas Mogensen.
This Pangea program is a three weeks rigorous learning. Astronauts and space scientists in each location take classes with the use of virtual reality, along with field trips to find out what they might also find somewhere else on Earth.

“So likely, we would land near, for example, a crater or perhaps a lava outflow channel, or if it’s on Mars, perhaps what we believe to be an ancient riverbed or lakebed where there potentially could have been flowing water in the past,” Mogensen said.

For the enthusiasts of space on earth, watching the weekend launch in West Texas could optimistically renew a spirit of exploration, where science in space can advance science on Earth.

“Got to sit out here and watch something that I’ll never see again and hadn’t seen before,” said space enthusiast Kenny Sligery.

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