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Space colonization

Space colonization, or extraterrestrial colonization, is the establishment of human settlements or colonies in outer space and on astronomical bodies. The concept, in its broadest sense, has been applied to any permanent human presence in space, such as a space habitat or other extraterrestrial settlements. It may involve notions of territorial…

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related to Further reading · 71
Space colonization → Albert, An Anthropological Outlook, Anthropology, Antrocom, Antrocom Online Journal, Archived, Berkeley, Berlin, Brief, CA, California Press, Cameron, Casina Pio IV, Chichester, Davies, December, Earth System Governance, Emigrating Beyond Earth, Erik, Establishing
related to history · 40
Space colonization → As, Auf, Beyond Planet Earth, Braun, Cecil Rhodes, Christopher Columbus, Cole, Colliers, Dandridge, Discourse Concerning, Edward Everett Hale, Fears, Francis Drake, Guido, Herman Noordung, Hermann Oberth, In, It, John Desmond Bernal, John Wilkins
related to Involved organizations · 32
Space colonization → Asgardia, BIS, Blue Moon, Blue Origin, Earth, Gerard O'Neill's, In June, Jeff Bezos, Mars, Moon, New Glenn, NSS, O'Neill, Organisation, Organizations, Outer Space Treaty, Project Daedalus, Rescue Civilization, Robert Zubrin's Mars Direct, September
related to Influence of science fiction · 27
Space colonization → Arthur, Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, Clarke, Clarke's, Communications, Communicators, Constantin Tsiolkovsky, Fiction, Indeed, Innovative Technologies, It, ITSF, Jules Verne, Many, Mars, NASA, NASA's, Ray Bradbury, Research, Robert Salkeld
related to Alleviating overpopulation and resource demand · 19
Space colonization → According, Although, An, Arthur, Carl Sagan, Clarke, Earth, Earth's, Gerard, If, Isaac Asimov, Mining, O'Neill, Others, Proponents, Sky, Stephen Hawking, The, With
related to Vast resources in space · 12
Space colonization → Asteroid, Earth, Earth-based, If, Instead, Mars, NASA, Optical, Resources, Sun, The Solar System, Water
related to Colonialism · 9
Space colonization → According, Critics, Furthermore, Joon Yun, Michael Dodge, New Frontier, Outer Space Treaty, Particularly, Space
related to Implementation · 7
Space colonization → As, Building, It, John Hickman, Neil, The, Tyson
related to Advocacy · 6
Space colonization → Among, Bas Lansdorp, Dennis Tito, Elon Musk, Mars, Several
related to Expansion with fewer negative consequences · 6
Space colonization → Because, Counterarguments, Expansion, However, In, Solar System

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Space colonizationis along-term survival of human civilization and terrestrial life0.90text
the limited space of geostationary orbit or the Mooninstance ofparticularly for specific locations0.80text
environmental degradationinstance ofThe most common objections include concerns that the commodification of the cosmos may be likely to continue pre-existing detrimental processes0.80text
economic inequalityinstance ofThe most common objections include concerns that the commodification of the cosmos may be likely to continue pre-existing detrimental processes0.80text
warsinstance ofThe most common objections include concerns that the commodification of the cosmos may be likely to continue pre-existing detrimental processes0.80text
enhancing the interests of the already powerfulinstance ofThe most common objections include concerns that the commodification of the cosmos may be likely to continue pre-existing detrimental processes0.80text
and at the cost of investing in solving existing major environmentalinstance ofThe most common objections include concerns that the commodification of the cosmos may be likely to continue pre-existing detrimental processes0.80text
social issues.The mere construction of an extraterrestrial settlementinstance ofThe most common objections include concerns that the commodification of the cosmos may be likely to continue pre-existing detrimental processes0.80text
with the needed infrastructureinstance ofThe most common objections include concerns that the commodification of the cosmos may be likely to continue pre-existing detrimental processes0.80text
presents daunting technologicalinstance ofThe most common objections include concerns that the commodification of the cosmos may be likely to continue pre-existing detrimental processes0.80text
economicinstance ofThe most common objections include concerns that the commodification of the cosmos may be likely to continue pre-existing detrimental processes0.80text
social challengesinstance ofThe most common objections include concerns that the commodification of the cosmos may be likely to continue pre-existing detrimental processes0.80text

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