In the space between low orbit and geostationary orbit travel an estimated number of 700,000 objects larger than 1 cm and 170 million objects of dimensions greater than 1 mm. The near Earth space region becomes more and more dangerous. But here we want to discuss the convenience — today, and not in a distant future — of investing in orbital industrial activities conducted by human technicians, with respect to fully robotic operations. …

Renaissance years are never easy, as history teaches us, and this historical phase is manifesting more and more hectic and contradictory, if not chaotic, events. Political turmoil and movements came about centuries ago, and are doing so again, dividing countries, and offering simplistic answers to complex problems, pushing for change. In fact, today our world looks like a bubbling cauldron, where the global communication network allows the diffusion in real time of information on everything that happens.
Space Renaissance is both a goal and an astronautical humanist association: our mission is to accelerate the kickoff of the expansion of civilization into space. Sadly, history tells us that undesirable violence and injustice seem to inevitably accompany all advances the renaissance might bring to humanity, but that does not mean we must stand quietly by when this happens. We do not agree with the violence and so promote peaceful, collaborative civilian space development as an alternative to military interests.