How to build a better future in space.

  • Published In: Science News, 2023, v. 203, n. 6. P. 28 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: GROSSMAN, LISA 3 of 3

Abstract

"Space settlement advocates often advertise space as a blank slate where we can build utopian societies free from the crowded territory and bloodied history of our terrestrial home", Nesvold writes. Astrophysicist Erika Nesvold once asked an executive of a company aiming to mine the moon how he planned to address risks that mining equipment might carry microbes from Earth and contaminate the moon. Then Nesvold examines how various ethical scenarios related to the chapter's theme might play out in space. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Science News. 2023/03, Vol. 203, Issue 6, p28
  • Document Type:Interview
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0036-8423
  • Accession Number:162283490
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