Space Tourism: A Historical and Existential Perspective

Schweinsberg, S; Fennell, D

Space Tourism: A Historical and Existential Perspective

Schweinsberg, S

Fennell, D

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Citation:: Sustainability, 16, (1), pp. 79

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dc.contributor.author	Schweinsberg, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8820-8302
dc.contributor.author	Fennell, D
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-10T02:05:54Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-10T02:05:54Z
dc.identifier.citation	Sustainability, 16, (1), pp. 79
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174189
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>The growth of space tourism over recent decades has led to calls to formalise its ethical positioning and sustainability credentials in the eyes of society. With tourism ethics frameworks typically developing according to human-centred viewpoints, how might we develop ethical reference points for future space tourism when technological innovation progresses to the extent where we are exploring the unknown? To explore the unknown, we have conducted a colonial reflection on the behaviour and attitudes of Captain James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour when they visited Australia in 1770. From a methodological perspective, we have drawn on extracts from the voyage journals, examining the information that they provide through the lens of existentialism. Through this examination we explore some of the challenges that future space tourists might face being authentic to themselves when exploring the unknown. This includes the challenges in avoiding ‘bad faith’ in our dealings with other life-forms and the abdication of our own personal responsibility to act in a manner which is ethical.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainability
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/su16010079
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	12 Built Environment and Design
dc.title	Space Tourism: A Historical and Existential Perspective
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	16
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
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dc.date.updated	2024-01-10T02:05:53Z
pubs.issue	1
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pubs.volume	16
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The growth of space tourism over recent decades has led to calls to formalise its ethical positioning and sustainability credentials in the eyes of society. With tourism ethics frameworks typically developing according to human-centred viewpoints, how might we develop ethical reference points for future space tourism when technological innovation progresses to the extent where we are exploring the unknown? To explore the unknown, we have conducted a colonial reflection on the behaviour and attitudes of Captain James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour when they visited Australia in 1770. From a methodological perspective, we have drawn on extracts from the voyage journals, examining the information that they provide through the lens of existentialism. Through this examination we explore some of the challenges that future space tourists might face being authentic to themselves when exploring the unknown. This includes the challenges in avoiding ‘bad faith’ in our dealings with other life-forms and the abdication of our own personal responsibility to act in a manner which is ethical.

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