Space Policy Edition: The Tricky Ethics of Space Settlement
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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Are We Going to Have Conflict Over Land in Space?
At the moment we don't have a system for private property rights in space and it's unclear, in fact I would say it's not a good idea. The Artemis Accords are being aimed to try to address this but that can easily still lead to conflict. eviction is a death sentence on a space settlement. And I just feel like these space settlements will be anything but free as they're fundamentally unable to move anywhere else. Some of these places may actually not be very nice to live at least at first.
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