Space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life -- with humans and with robots.

Martin Rees
Martin Rees (Lord Rees of Ludlow, OM, FRS)
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As robots get more capable, the practical case for  human spaceflight gets weaker.  So will robots eventually spread through the Solar System and beyond? And will they find life out there already?

Martin Rees (Lord Rees of Ludlow, OM, FRS) is the UK's Astronomer Royal. He is based at Cambridge University where he is a Fellow (and Former Master) of Trinity College. He is a former President of the Royal Society and a member of many foreign academies. His  research interests include space exploration,  high energy astrophysics, and cosmology.  In addition to his research publications he  has written many general articles and ten books, including, most recently ‘On the Future: Prospects for Humanity’ (paperback version  published in  October 2021) and [with Don Goldsmith] 'The End of Astronauts' [publication April 2022]   

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