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EPISODE · Sep 17, 2025 · 41 MIN

Are Space Stations Maybe a Bad Idea? with Kelly Weinersmith

from The Flight Deck · host The Museum of Flight

Yeah, dreaming of a thriving community in space is all fine and dandy. But have we really thought this through? Kelly Weinersmith is a biologist and popular science writer. She co-authored the book A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? with her husband Zach Weinersmith. In this conversation with host Sean Mobley, she brings a critical eye to the concept of space settlements, and wonders if we’re putting the cart before the horse when it comes to long-term habitation on another planet. Full shownotes: https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck/are-space-stations-maybe-a-bad-idea

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