Name: How to build in space for life on Earth
Uploaded: 2025-05-30T14:57:34Z
Duration: 10 min 41 s
Description: 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.

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

How to build in space for life on Earth

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.

Self-assembling space structures are making it possible to rapidly expand real estate in orbit, changing what humanity can achieve for Earth. Costs to reach space have fallen from $50,000 to under $200 per kilogram, opening up opportunities for biotech factories and solar energy stations that only microgravity can offer. Autonomous magnets allow modular habitats to build themselves, avoiding risky spacewalks and scaling construction far beyond what astronauts can do by hand. These innovations shift space from a distant frontier to a vital partner in solving pressing challenges on our home planet.