Who gets to inherit the stars? A space ethicist on what we’re not talking about

Published: (January 17, 2026 at 05:45 PM EST)
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Source: TechCrunch

Source: TechCrunch

Summary

While it’s easy to romanticize space as an escape to a pristine frontier where people will float weightlessly among the stars, it’s worth remembering there are no oceans or mountains or chirpy birds in space. It’s “not nice up there,” said Rubenstein. “It is not nice at all.”

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