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Where will space technology take us by 2030, and what does this mean for life on Earth?

An undated artist's rendering depicts a solar storm hitting Mars and stripping ions from the planet's upper atmosphere in this NASA handout released November 5, 2015.

'More nations are now within reach of space than ever before' Image: REUTERS/NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Handout via Reuters

George Whitesides
Chairman, Space Advisory Board, Virgin Galactic
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