TRIESTE NEXT AWARD, SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR. “GEOPOLITICA DELLO SPAZIO” (Il Saggiatore)

Emilio Cozzi, journalist, science writer specialised in Space and gaming, author of Geopolitica dello Spazio. Storia, economia e futuro di un nuovo continente(Il Saggiatore)

Fabio Pagan, science journalist, contributor for Il Piccolo and Rai Radio 3

"Geopolitica dello Spazio" tells the story of an invisible yet unbroken race for political and economic dominance beyond Earth, a race that has been running for more than half a century. Since Apollo 11 made it possible to truly imagine life outside Earth’s orbit, first the world’s most powerful nations (the United States, Russia, China), and later the most ambitious global entrepreneurs, have understood that the center of power and the future of investment no longer lie on our planet. The new “lords of the universe” have turned their attention to agriculture, medicine, tourism and finance: from internet connections on the Moon to orbital telemedicine, from asteroid mining to farming on the deserts of Mars, space has become the arena where our everyday lives can be reshaped.