A FAI MILIARIUM AD ASTRA FILM

A film project of the FAI Space Flight Commission, produced by Aviatrix Company

Humanity’s next great achievements in space will not happen all at once. They will happen milestone by milestone.

Miliarium Ad Astra explores five extraordinary challenges that could define the next era of human spaceflight — from fully reusable spacecraft and orbital refueling to removing orbital debris, returning humans to the Moon, and ultimately landing people on Mars.

Through expert interviews, archival material, historical documents, technical drawings, and cinematic storytelling, the film connects the ambitions of the past with the engineering challenges of the future.

FIVE GRAND CHALLENGES

Fully Reusable Spacecraft

Creating spacecraft that can launch, return, and fly again could fundamentally change the economics and accessibility of spaceflight.

Reusability is one of the critical steps toward making space operations more routine, sustainable, and scalable.

Orbital Refueling

The ability to refuel spacecraft in orbit could dramatically extend mission range and capability.

Instead of carrying all required fuel from Earth at launch, spacecraft could potentially refuel in space and continue farther into the solar system.

Cleaning Orbital Debris

Thousands of inactive satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments now orbit Earth.

Developing practical ways to remove dangerous debris will be essential to protecting satellites, spacecraft, astronauts, and the future use of Earth orbit.

Human Landing at the Lunar South Pole

The Moon’s south polar region has become one of the most important destinations in modern space exploration.

Landing humans there could open new possibilities for scientific discovery, resource utilization, and long-term operations on the lunar surface.

Human Landing on Mars

Mars remains one of humanity’s greatest exploration goals.

Successfully landing humans on Mars will require advances in propulsion, life support, spacecraft design, navigation, surface operations, and human endurance.

It may become one of the defining achievements of this century.