# Can We Build Space Settlements Before It Is Too Late by Martin Rees > “Will self-sustaining space communities be established before a catastrophe sets back the prospect of any such enterprise, perhaps foreclosing it for ever?” > **— Martin Rees**, *2003, Our Final Hour* ## Sources and Context - **Direct source and editorial record:** [2003, Our Final Hour](https://files.cercomp.ufg.br/weby/up/410/o/Our_Final_Hour_%E2%80%93_A_Scientist%27s_Warning_._2003_._Martin_Rees_c%C3%B3pia.pdf) — The book's continuous passage supplies the exact question and its space-survival premise. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?|Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Space Survival|Space Survival]] - [[wiki/Human Spaceflight|Human Spaceflight]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Will self-sustaining space communities be established before a catastrophe sets back the prospect of any such enterprise, perhaps foreclosing it for ever?” — Martin Rees, 2003, Our Final Hour https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-build-settlements-too-late ```