Children of the Sky: Can We Raise Kids in Space?
The coming generation of larger, much less expensive rockets is propelling dreams of civilizations beyond Earth. But can a space community truly be said to exist before the first child is born there? Are pregnancy and child birth safe off planet? Experts help us explore these and other challenging questions, as we witness kids in amazing situations far beyond the world of our species’ birth.
The coming generation of larger, much less expensive rockets is propelling dreams of civilizations beyond Earth. But can a space community truly be said to exist before the first child is born there? Are pregnancy and child birth safe off planet? Experts help us explore these and other challenging questions, as we witness kids in amazing situations far beyond the world of our species’ birth.
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