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The de-growth is an ominous prospect for humanity. The expansion into space is inevitable and urgent. Space tourism: the first mature sector toward civilian astronautics. The multi-culturalism as an essential tool to reach the conscience and to let people understand that space is not that far as it is perceived.

These are some of the conclusions of the Space Renaissance Italia’ national congress, held on May 8th and 9th this year at the Politecnico University of Milano, entitled “Space without frontiers: a greater world is possible!” An unique in its kind event, about which many were skeptic, that instead proved to be a great success. Futurists, scientists, philosophers, engineers, humanists and trans-humanists, technologists, musicians, and writers. And more, communication, television and films experts, as well as students. All of them integrated into the debate, giving rise to a deep cross-fertilization along the thin line of the Space Renaissance philosophy, which sees the expansion of civilization into space the healthiest and urgent solution, and perhaps the only one, to the crisis of growth that our civilization is facing, while the natural resources of our beloved Mother Earth are now insufficient to support its development. Echoing what Konstantin Tsiolkovsky said, humanity has to leave its cradle.

The conference clearly showed that we are now a mature movement, with great potential for growth, byb the way in strong agreement with the Futurists, the Trans-Humanists and with the “anthropic” imperative  proposed by the Italian Institute for the Future, to ensure the long term survival of human civilization.

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In the picture: Giovanni Caprara (scientific journalist), Franco Bernelli (professor at Politecnico University di Milano and head of the Space Engineering Department), Rino Russo (president of Space Renaissance Italia) opening the works of the Congress.