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When will the first baby be born in space?

  • Written by Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
When will the first baby be born in space?A permanent Moon colony could become a reality in a few decades.NASA/Dennis Davidson/WikimediaCommons

When the first baby is born off-Earth, it will be a milestone as momentous as humanity’s first steps out of Africa. Such a birth would mark the beginning of a multi–planet civilization for the human species.

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