# Space May Belong to Near-Immortal Electronic Species by Martin Rees > “Humans are very ill-adapted to living in space, especially on Mars. They would have every incentive to use all the techniques of cyber and bio to adapt to that alien environment. That may involve trying to change and generate intelligent electronic species, and once you’ve got them, they don’t want an atmosphere at all. They may prefer zero-G, and they’ll go off into space. This will be the start of a post-human era. If these entities are near immortal, then a long voyage to the stars won’t deter them.” > **— Martin Rees**, *Lord Martin Rees on Vision, Part 18, Academy of Achievement, Video interview* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Lord Martin Rees on Vision, Part 18](https://achievement.org/video/martin-rees-18/) — The linked publication contains the quoted passage and its surrounding argument. - **Master research record:** [[research/Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future|Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future]] — preserves this object inside the open Martin Rees source dossier. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Interstellar Travel|Interstellar Travel]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Humans are very ill-adapted to living in space, especially on Mars. They would have every incentive to use all the techniques of cyber and bio to adapt to that alien environment. That may involve trying to change and generate intelligent electronic species, and once you’ve got them, they don’t want an atmosphere at all. They may prefer zero-G, and they’ll go off into space. This will be the start of a post-human era. If these entities are near immortal, then a long voyage to the stars won’t deter them.” — Martin Rees, Lord Martin Rees on Vision, Part 18, Academy of Achievement, Video interview https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-space-belong-near-immortal-electronic ```