In Response to Cosmological Blueshifting: A promethean approach to reinvigorating British astrotourism in the form of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar spaceport Part 1 Project 2025 Kieran Joshua Lim University of Nottingham Nottingham | UK In Response to Cosmological Blueshifting reimagines the decommissioned Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station as a vertical transport hub — a speculative spaceport that balances the ambition of space exploration with the imperative of environmental responsibility. Anchored by a central atrium, the terminal choreographs the passenger journey from ground to skybridge, culminating in connections to the cosmodromes beyond. The architecture explores themes of movement and ascent, drawing on orbital mechanics and the metaphor of blueshifting — the compression of space as an observer accelerates toward distant objects — to frame a narrative of newfound connections between Earth and the stars.To address this tension between progress and stewardship, sustainable technologies are embedded at every level of design, including thermoelectric generators that recover launch heat into usable energy, forming a unique closed-loop energy model. The scheme is grounded in a logistics-first methodology, with environmental strategies, circulation, and spatial hierarchy developed in parallel; not only experienced as a public space but read as a diagram of its own function, with services made legible as part of its architectural language.Ultimately, the project proposes a future-facing transport typology — one that treats departure not as escape, but as an opportunity to reaffirm our responsibility to the home we return to. Tutor(s)