MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative: Beyond the Cradle
Channel: MIT Media Lab
Date: 2018-03-06

The public grand opening of Space draws near. Much as biology has witnessed an explosion of DIY bio-hacking in recent years, the dropping costs of space launches and cubesats enable a new mode of engagement in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. What was once an exclusive, expensive and narrowly serious pursuit is now evolving to include a vast array of possibilities. New ventures in space will impact everyday life on Earth, unifying us independent of boundaries, cultures, and economies; these new ventures are opportunities to look beyond near-term interests to global and interplanetary opportunities as we enter the New Space Age. 

More information at: https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/space-exploration/overview/ 

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