SCIENCE, MEDICINE & TECHNOLOGY: Zoom Meeting, 11am

THE HUMAN COLONISATION OF SPACE, by Leigh Edwards, former Science Adviser for the national u3a

Once the exclusive province of science fiction, the subject of space colonization has rapidly moved several steps closer to becoming a reality thanks to major advances in rocket propulsion, design astrophysics, robotics and medicine. NASA, China, Russia and India and two of the wealthiest people on earth, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, are all working actively towards the human colonisation of space. advances in technology – and our concerns about the long-term habitability of Planet Earth – have made the colonisation of space not just realistic but maybe even essential.

In this talk Leigh Edwards will look at the challenges humanity faces in travelling, exploring, and living beyond the confines of our home planet and will discuss the options for establishing colonies beyond the Earth, including the possibility and challenges of creating sustainable Earth-independent societies.

This Zoom meeting is open to all our members. A link for the meeting was circulated in a document attached to our Chairman's April Mini Newsletter on 2nd April.