A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? - Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith
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“Helpfully pulls back the curtain on some of the lesser-discussed challenges to humanity’s off-Earth pursuits . . . Any reader enthusiastic about space settlement will find much to appreciate in this book . . . [The Weinersmiths] write with a confident belief that humanity will one day travel off-planet.” –Science
From the bestselling authors of Soonish, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no war, no Twitter—beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of research, they aren’t so sure it’s a good idea. Space technologies and space business are progressing fast, but we lack the knowledge needed to have space kids, build space farms, and create space nations in a way that doesn’t spark conflict back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, A City on Mars investigates whether the dream of new worlds won’t create nightmares, both for settlers and the people they leave behind. In the process, the Weinersmiths answer every question about space you’ve ever wondered about, and many you’ve never considered:
Can you make babies in space? Should corporations govern space settlements? What about space war? Are we headed for a housing crisis on the Moon’s Peaks of Eternal Light—and what happens if you’re left in the Craters of Eternal Darkness? Why do astronauts love taco sauce? Speaking of meals, what’s the legal status of space cannibalism?
With deep expertise and a winning sense of humor, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself—whether and how to become multiplanetary.
Get in, we’re going to Mars.
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This post has 10 comments with rating of 3/5
November 9th, 2023
Go to the moon first.
November 9th, 2023
Go, Space Force! Stick it to those Martian gits & make Mars great again. Zero-grav spermatozoa to the max.
November 9th, 2023
If we continue at this leisurly pace, we will have to pass Russian customs when we land on the moon.
Wernher von Braun
November 9th, 2023
(Don’t mention the war!)
In any event, if they do build cities & spaceports, they will mos’ likely feature cantinas populated by a wretched hive of scum & villainy. We must be cautious.
November 9th, 2023
Betteridge’s law of headlines applies equally to the subtitles of books.
November 9th, 2023
I heard that going to Mars would help the human race work, rest and play.
November 9th, 2023
Has America & Co been out of low Earth orbit since 1973? NO
November 10th, 2023
You’re showin’ yer age there, bengle.
November 11th, 2023
It’s inevitable. It could be done with an Earth launch, but if done from the Moon, it would enhance the capability of the mission exponentially.
Add a couple of decades to the timeline in getting a Lunar Base.
November 11th, 2023
As Taylor observed, “Nothing is inevitable until it happens.”
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