October 2026
Can humanity outgrow its primitive mind before reaching the stars?
... lunar settlements, private companies envision missions to Mars, and engineers speak openly about humanity becoming a multi-planetary species. Amid this extraordinary momentum, another question surfaces – one less technological but perhaps far more...
January 2017
Elon Musk and Mars - looking for a snowball effect
...-sustaining human colony on the planet Mars. His starting point was the perceived need to make humanity a multi-planetary species in order to secure our long-term future. This strategic goal is widely shared in the astronautical community. But...
December 2019
Human conception and childbirth in space
...other observers. But steps need to be taken in order to make the ambitions for independent settlements feasible. Becoming a multi-planetary species clearly requires learning how to reproduce in space. Thus space agencies acknowledge the need for this...
May 2020
Time to discuss regulations for future interplanetary trade
... how will this extend to Mars? Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk explains, in his published commentary, Making Humanity a Multi-Planetary Species, that he wants to place more than a million people on Mars. He considers the kind of technology required...
September 2026
Pregnancy among the stars - the biology of birth beyond Earth
...examining the biological and practical challenges that must eventually be overcome before humanity can truly become a multi-planetary species. Her article is based on a recent paper by Professor Arun Holden of the School of Biomedical Sciences at the...
October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
... had not been cancelled, how realistic are the hopes and dreams of humanity becoming a space-dwelling, multi-planetary species and, most importantly for some, when will we take the next “giant leap”? In this article, based...
