The forum heard how lowering the cost of access to space with reusable rockets will make it more feasible to have future space settlements.
A session at the Dubai Future Forum discusses how only an existential crisis for humanity will lead to settlements on Mars. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
Mark Beer, 'minister of justice' of Asgardia, an international project that is trying to set up a space nation, said environmental and health crises could drive that transition.
The panel at the Museum of the Future addressed the way ahead for the space industry.
Left to right, Dr Anders Sandberg, a Swedish researcher; Josef Hargrave, director at Arup, an engineering consultancy; and moderator Dr Lucy Kimbal at a panel discussion on the biggest existential risk that humanity faces today.
The panel heard how life-threatening events such as war, disease, climate or famine will force humans to consider living on another planet.
The forum heard how lowering the cost of access to space with reusable rockets will make it more feasible to have future space settlements.
A session at the Dubai Future Forum discusses how only an existential crisis for humanity will lead to settlements on Mars. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
Mark Beer, 'minister of justice' of Asgardia, an international project that is trying to set up a space nation, said environmental and health crises could drive that transition.
The panel at the Museum of the Future addressed the way ahead for the space industry.
Left to right, Dr Anders Sandberg, a Swedish researcher; Josef Hargrave, director at Arup, an engineering consultancy; and moderator Dr Lucy Kimbal at a panel discussion on the biggest existential risk that humanity faces today.
The panel heard how life-threatening events such as war, disease, climate or famine will force humans to consider living on another planet.
The forum heard how lowering the cost of access to space with reusable rockets will make it more feasible to have future space settlements.
