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Providing a foundation for space planners and anyone interested in the human settlement of the Solar System, this book theorizes about the near future, when the heretofore significant steps of humankind like traveling to the moon and building space stations will be dwarved by new progress. Scholars and scientists raise and answer such questions as Why does space matter to us? What will ordinary life be like in space? and What will our homes be like on Mars or the moon? Approaching each subject without being superficial or overly technical, this collection of findings by professionals documents important research, laying the bricks for space faring civilizations, and even consults future space dwellers—kids—for their visions. Based on the assumptions that humankind has a biological need to explore and improve the quality of life, the wide variety of contributors successfully argues that space as a future human habitat is not simply possible, but manifest.