Kelly Weinersmith asks: Are we ready to live off-planet? @CentreforInquiryCanada
Kelly Weinersmith asks: Are we ready to live off-planet?  @CentreforInquiryCanada
Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Dr. Kelly Weinersmith is the co-author (with her husband Zach) of Soonish and A City on Mars. Kelly maintains that while having humans living off Earth would be awesome, we’re simply not ready for it yet. She answers many of Leslie’s questions: Why can’t we go to Mars if we have the will? Why can’t we all just get along? Why should we expand? Why is building a habitable space station harder than settling on Mars or the moon? What laws would apply in any off-Earth settlement? Where should we focus our space research efforts?

Kelly also goes on a rant about Helium 3.

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Kelly Weinersmith asks: Are we ready to live off-planet?

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