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I think there is a strong humanitarian argument for making life multi-planetary in order to safeguard the existence of humanity in the event that something catastrophic were to happen, in which case being poor or having a disease would be irrelevant, because humanity would be extinct [1].

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Acknowledgments

It is fitting for an editor so passionate about human endeavours in outer space that Viorel Badescu is a superhumanly patient editor. This time around his forbearance was tested far beyond the call of duty, and we are immensely grateful for his graceful capacity to tolerate the innumerable delays on our part as the manuscript was (slowly) prepared. Our heartfelt thanks go to Svetla Yordanova, and Camille Lot, who offered exceptional assistance throughout the production of this chapter, and a particular word of appreciation is due to Jack Munro, who made the geometry happen. Thank you, as always, to Madelaine Levy and Thidaa Roberts for their ceaseless support. Emmett Larsson Levy provided excellent distractions and diversions. The Cloud Ten project is dedicated to Mike Skinner (1974–2014), a true Bucky fan with whom we would have loved to discuss its propositions had he not been suddenly taken away from us, far too young, as we wrote this chapter. Rest in peace, Mike.

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Larsson, M., Kaiser, A. (2015). Cloud Ten. In: Badescu, V., Zacny, K. (eds) Inner Solar System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19569-8_22

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