Space Exploration (1983: Doomsday)

Space exploration' is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. Since, interest in space exploration has dropped dramatically. In 2001, however, a new space age began when a joint European-South American team launched a new Odyssey-class rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in Kouru,. Since then the Guiana Space Centre remains the worldwide center of rocket launches and is controlled by the League of Nations Authority for Space Operations. Despite these advancements, no human has returned to space since Doomsday.

Today the, the USSR and several other states operate their own national space agencies. Meanwhile the member states of the have combined their resources to form the. Furthermore the has recreated the. Both

The events of Doomsday have convinced many that space exploration and colonization is the optimal solution to ensure the future survival of humanity. Supporters of these ideas of suggested building "backups" of human civilization that could repopulate the Earth in case of a Doomsday that might wipe out all of human civilization, while preserving human culture as much as possible. Suggested location for such facilities include the Lagrange points and the Moon. These ideas are purely hypothetical as none of the space faring nations have the capabilty to construct such facilities.