Applied Astrobiology: An Integrated Approach to the Future of Life in Space

Searching for extraterrestrial life and supporting human life in space are traditionally regarded as separate challenges. However, there are significant benefits to an approach that treats them as different aspects of the same essential problem: How can we conceptualize life beyond our home planet?

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Astrobiology
Published
2025-04-22
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2024.0156
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3
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Planetary Science and Exploration
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Abstract

Searching for extraterrestrial life and supporting human life in space are traditionally regarded as separate challenges. However, there are significant benefits to an approach that treats them as different aspects of the same essential problem: How can we conceptualize life beyond our home planet?

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Cornell University (US), Harvard University Press (US), Breakthrough (US), IIT@MIT (US), Convergent Science (United States) (US), Boston Engineering (United States) (US), Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. (United States) (US), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US), Convergent Engineering (United States) (US), Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
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