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How to build in space for life on Earth | Ariel Ekblaw

How to build in space for life on Earth | Ariel Ekblaw

Update: 2025-09-19
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Is space the “final frontier” — or the perfect place to revolutionize life on Earth? Space architect Ariel Ekblaw reveals how self-assembling structures could build orbiting real estate in space dedicated to solving humanity’s greatest dilemmas on Earth, leading to scientific and medical breakthroughs only possible in zero gravity.

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How to build in space for life on Earth | Ariel Ekblaw

How to build in space for life on Earth | Ariel Ekblaw