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A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

Kelly and Zach Weinersmith investigate what it would actually take for people to live beyond Earth. Their tour moves from radiation, reproduction, and closed ecosystems to property rights, labor, international law, and the possibility of conflict over extraterrestrial resources. Interviews with specialists and an irreverent sense of humor reveal how many basic questions remain unanswered despite dramatic advances in rockets. The book challenges confident promises of imminent space colonies while taking the ambition seriously, asking whether settlements could support healthy lives and fair societies—and what humanity should learn before attempting them.

Publisher: Penguin Press
Publication date: 2023-11-07
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 448
ISBN: 9781984881724

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