Humanity has entered a new age of space exploration. By the end of this decade, astronauts will be back on the Moon, and plans are already underway to send future crewed missions to Mars. A Future Spacefaring Society assembles renowned researchers and professionals from the space industry to discuss the major milestones ahead. Together, they take us through the wide-ranging innovations, technologies, and capabilities that will be required for any sustainable presence in space. The book is divided into three key sections. It begins with Entering the Golden Age of Space Exploration, outlining current plans to return to the Moon and send humans to Mars, as well as our science objectives, the role of commercial space efforts, and national security. The second section on Creating Sustainability in Space discusses the technologies necessary to make human life self-sufficient beyond Earth, and ongoing experiments that are aiding this effort. Finally, the third section on Achieving Civilization in Space examines such topics as tourism and hospitality, commerce, art and music, human reproduction, education, design and aesthetics, law, sports and entertainment, and many other elements necessary for a stable society off Earth. With wide-ranging contributions from experts across these topics, A Future Spacefaring Society provides an overview of the extraordinary steps and people required to make sustained life in space a reality.
Chris Carberry is CEO and co-founder of Explore Mars, Inc. and Chief Content Officer for Culture in Space Productions. Prior to his tenure with Explore Mars, Carberry served as Executive Director of The Mars Society. Carberry is the author of the book Alcohol in Space: Past, Present, Future (2019) and The Music of Space (2024), and he has published over 100 articles around the world.
Carberry has extensive political and policy outreach experience with the United States Congress and Executive branch and has testified to both the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Prior to joining the space exploration community, Carberry worked as an historical researcher and archivist. A documentary adaptation of
Alcohol in Space was released in 2024, and a film adaptation of The Music of Space is currently in production.. Rick Zucker, Vice President, Policy, for Explore Mars, Inc., is a leader in space advocacy, having written, co-authored, and/or edited numerous articles/OpEds on space policy/space advocacy. He also chairs the "Legislative Blitz", an annual grassroots visit to Washington, DC by the Space Exploration Alliance, a collaboration of non-profit space advocacy organizations. Rick is a member of the Development/Writing Team for the Humans to Mars Report, an annual report that provides a comprehensive analysis of progress in the technical, political, and scientific fields, as well as in public perception and STEM education fields, relative to the human exploration of Mars. Rick is also one of the senior editors/co-chairs of the annual reports generated by the annual
Achievability and Sustainability of Human Exploration of Mars Workshops. Rick is an attorney, recently retired, and is an experienced trial and appellate attorney, with over 35 years in private practice. Rick received his law degree from New York University School of Law and his undergraduate degree in Politics from Brandeis University.
