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Exploring the profound connection between humanity and the cosmos, the author reflects on existential questions that have persisted through time. Drawing parallels between an aviator's journey and the thoughts of ancient nomads, the narrative delves into the shared human experience of feeling lost yet unique amid the vastness of the universe. It contemplates our mortality and significance, pondering whether our awareness of existence is an act of courage, ignorance, or faith. The desert serves as a backdrop for this deep contemplation of identity and destiny.

We live in an evolving and increasingly complex global community and with this complexity comes a broad range of ethical issues. The Ethics: Contemporary Perspectives brings together scholars from across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, including disciplines as diverse as philosophy, law, medicine and the study of world religions, to discuss these broad ethical issues in contemporary society. Its aim is explore our complex world, addressing both old and new ethical issues through scholarly discourse. This collection of essays looks Extraterrestrial life. It looks at as a discipline itself and also the religious questions that arise in the investigation of the topic. It also looks at the topic of astrobiology and space exploration. The contributors are Christian theologians, ethicists as well as those who study and work at the International Space University based in France but with links around the world.

Focusing on the evolution of space exploration over fifty years since Yuri Gagarin's flight, this critical analysis examines both the remarkable achievements, like the moon landing, and the tragic failures in astronautics. It delves into the strategic decisions and actions that have shaped space activities, assessing their impacts on the environment and humanity. The research, conducted by the French Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) in collaboration with various organizations, aims to provide an ethical framework for understanding the consequences of space exploration.