December 2019
Human conception and childbirth in space
.... Fortunately, many research groups are working on mitigating these risks to protect future astronauts, space tourists and inhabitants of future space settlements. Regarding radiation, for example, we are happy to be able use the latest radiation...
April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
...the 1989 novel and BBC television serial Stark by British comedian Ben Elton). Arguably, this criticism of space settlement is nonsensical when examined in detail. It is literally not within human technical capabilities to remove more than 99 percent...
May 2020
An ethical code for living in space
..., we will make sure that other life forms also become integrated into life in space. Settlement in space - it is our moral obligation to settle in space for the benefit of future generations, but this time we will begin with a code of ethics prior...
July 2019
Settling the final frontier
...that will enable the betterment of human life on Earth as well as the expansion of humanity into space. Settlement includes space resource utilisation, space fuel depots, research outposts, and more. It’s about taking the best of our civilization and...
February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
... and powerful individuals and nations, and we will fail to realise the full benefits space offers. The key to making services for space settlement affordable and inclusive lies in effectively channelling the economic rents resulting from activities...
April 2020
Evolutionary lessons for an interplanetary future
... the infrastructure needed to sustain human life there. These are necessary and important first steps toward space settlement, but we must also consider how living on planets with dramatically different environments will affect generations of humans...
