space island

“The Papua provincial government considers that the building of the spaceport in Biak will make the Biak Numfor District a hub and bring positive economic impacts for the regional government and the local community. The Indonesian parliament also sees that the building of Biak Island as a ‘Space Island’ will bring multiplier effect to the surrounding community.”

An Indonesian government representative told the Guardian this week the planned spaceport was being developed in consultation with the Papuan government and local communities, and that Biak’s development as a “Space Island” would “bring positive economic impacts” for islanders.

The intelligently curated selection of topics mixes some pretty well-known icons — artist Jack Kirby, writer Angela Carter, musician David Bowie — with some out-of-left-field wonders: manga creator Tsutomu Nihei, Afrofuturist writer Henry Dumas, TV show “Space Island One.”

Says Gene Meyers of the Space Island Group: "Space is the next exotic vacation spot."