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Space Colonization: Humanity's Multiplanetary Future
The race to establish permanent human presence beyond Earth
For the first time in history, private companies are racing governments to put humans on Mars. Is multiplanetary civilisation inevitable, or dangerously premature?
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The renewed push for space colonisation is driven by two forces: technological breakthroughs in reusable rockets (SpaceX Falcon 9, Starship) dramatically reducing launch costs, and a philosophical case made by Elon Musk and others that making humanity multiplanetary is the ultimate insurance policy against extinction.
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