Mary-Jane Rubenstein

Frederick Sharman, an architect and researcher focused on space habitats, and Mary-Jane Rubenstein, a professor and author of 'Astrotopia', dive into Gerard O’Neill’s vision for space colonies. They discuss how O’Neill's ideas, initially seen as radical, resurface in today’s climate crisis narrative. The conversation highlights the colonial language of early space proponents and critiques the corporatization of space, questioning whether looking to the stars truly provides solutions for Earth’s pressing ecological issues.