Could travel to Mars and alien colonies become a reality in the near future or is it just science fiction? And why should we even leave our dear home planet?
In Exit Earth, we embark on a space journey with the final destination Mars and the founding of humanity's first colony. We look away from the technical aspects of space travel and take a closer look at how we can use microorganisms to produce food, medicine and building materials to make Mars more like Earth. We are also investigating how, with the help of biotechnology, humans can adapt to a life in space and perhaps eventually develop into a multiplanetary species that inhabits several celestial bodies.
Whether the exploration of space is due to a rampant climate crisis or economic gains, it is something deeply human to constantly strive towards places no one has visited before.