Do Laws Exist About Settling Other Planets?

Robert Thorne
Robert Thorne
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Currently There Are No Existing Laws on the Moon Itself or Any Other Planets, with the Exception of Earth. If Space Colonization Space Colonization Space...

Do Laws Exist About Settling Other Planets?

Currently there are no existing laws on the Moon itself or any other planets, with the exception of Earth. If Space colonization

Space colonization
Space colonization (also called space settlement or extraterrestrial colonization) is the hypothetical permanent habitation and exploitation of natural resources from outside planet Earth. As such it is a form of human presence in space, beyond human spaceflight or operating space outposts.
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takes place on the Moon or any other celestial bodies, laws need to be enforced to ensure the rights of the people.

Can we colonize other planets?

Based on his Copernican principle, J. Richard Gott has estimated that the human race could survive for another 7.8 million years, but it is not likely to ever colonize other planets.

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