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Space missions offer new perspectives of the Earth and the planets. In this paper, these are discussed philosophically, from a historical viewpoint, from the era of Ancient Greece to the present day. Mythical gods have been replaced, in human society, by concerns for the environment.
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Arnould, J. (1997). The Space Myth: When Apollo Flirts with Gaia. In: Haskell, G., Rycroft, M. (eds) Space of Service to Humanity. Space Studies, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5692-9_2
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