A man, an island, the universe: When the cosmopolitan Cees Nooteboom is in Menorca - no longer just his summer island - he stands firmly on fertile ground, surrounded by palm trees, stubborn turtles, and his beloved books in the garden studio. However, his gaze extends far beyond the horizon, awake and curious. With skepticism, Nooteboom observes a Europe that is on the verge of falling apart; with wonder, he contemplates the total work of art that is David Bowie. Yet, his enthusiasm is directed towards outer space, from his patron saint, the constellation Orion, to the two Voyager spacecraft carrying their greetings to alien civilizations, traveling through space for almost 40 years and forgotten by all, except for NASA and me. Only a handful of aging technicians still know how to operate the outdated software - the retirees of space travel. 533 T.