With the boom of the space industry, questions on how humans can ensure space travel, habitation, and exploration will be ethical, just, and fair have become essential to answer. We have seen how humans in the past have explored and colonized land on Earth, and many in the space industry are working to make sure that history doesn't repeat itself. We don't want a single community or group to be the dominate voice, we don't want land on other planetary bodies to be abused, ravished, and stripped of its meaning due to greed or ignorance, and we especially don't want space exploration to isolate many contributing communities. These are all tough goals to achieve, but the first step is to have conversations with many members of the space industry to gain new ideas, perspectives, and insights into our past and how we can help make our future bright. Where are these conversations happening? Well, to find out, I speak with Britt Duffy Adkins, a space urban planner and the founder of the space media company Celestial Citizen that promotes an equitable and just vision of planetary settlement beyond Earth.

Guest Bio

Before Celestial Citizens and her passion for space, Britt worked in asset management and real estate development. Now, she brings forth unique conversations about the human factors that will be essential to our long-term survival and presence on the Moon and Mars, and in deep space exploration. Britt is currently enrolled at the University of Southern California’s Price School of Public Policy pursuing a master’s in urban planning, holds a master’s degree in Space Resources, an S.B. in Urban Studies and Planning, and a B.A. in Architecture. Britt and I dive into the world of space urban planning, using podcast communication, and how everyone can learn to become responsible stewards of Earth and space.  

If you would like to learn more about Britt’s work, make sure to follow the Celestial Citizens podcast on Apple Podcasts, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Also, check out and subscribe to the Continuum space platform newsletter on the Celestial Citizens website to get your space news at a moment’s notice.

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Host and creator: Gavin Tolometti

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