Space and survival

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/space-and-survival

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the technological requirements?Key technologies include closed-loop life support systems and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)
2. Why do scientists think living on other planets could help keep humans safe?Because Earth can have big dangers like asteroid hits, volcanoes, or wars, and if we live on more planets, one bad event won't end all of us.
3. What is a "space and survival" plan?It is the idea that to stay alive for a long time, humans should grow up in space and build homes on other planets, not just stay on Earth.

Existential Risk: A threat that could cause human extinction or permanently and drastically curtail humanity's potential.
Multi-Planetary Species: A species that has established self-sustaining populations on more than one celestial body.