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The final ethical frontier

28 mins | Nov 12, 2023

Earthbound exploration was plagued with colonialism, exploitation, and extraction. Can we hope to make space any different? Philip Ball reflects on the ethical issues raised by human spaceflight. Read by Jonathan Booth.

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