The Weekend Intelligence: Can we make babies in space?

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  I've been asked to include some particular words from today's episode in my introduction.

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  If they don't tell you what it's about, here's another clue.

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  On the weekend intelligence we've become a little obsessed with babies.

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  A few weeks ago we had a show about the impact of declining birth rates.

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  Next week we're looking at America's pronatalist movement.

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  And today we're also thinking about making babies,

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  but in a rather different context, or should I say, different constellation.

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  You'll have heard that a certain billionaire wants to use his newly gained political power to advance his space exploration.

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  It is thanks to you that the future of civilization is assured.

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  Thanks to you.

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  And we're going to take Doge to Mars.

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  I mean,

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  can you imagine how awesome it will be to have American astronauts plant the flag on another planet for the first time?

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  Elon Musk has ground ambitions indeed.

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  But whether it's Mars or slightly closer to Earth,

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  if people are going to live and work amid the stars,

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  well, they'll also have other basic needs.

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  I'm Rosie Bloor and today on The Weeknd Intelligence,

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  my colleague Natasha Loder has a brilliant and fundamental question.

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  Could we make babies in space?

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