The Transformative Value of Liberating Mars

Haqq-MisraJacob,

doi:10.1089/space.2015.0030

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“…In principle, there is no strong a priori argument against independent human colonies: If we believe in the concept of popular sovereignty (the foundation of modern notions of political legitimacy), then any space colony should be allowed to become independent. In addition, secession might, in the sense of liberation, serve as an epistemic, moral, and cultural accelerator of the space colonies and of humankind as a whole [22]. However, even though the general idea of future independent colonies might not be contestable in principle, the actual process of peaceful secession is not at all clear.…”

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Political, moral, and security challenges of space colonization

Kovic¹

2018

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Space colonization, the goal of establishing permanent and self-sustaining human habitats beyond Earth, is not only a technological challenge: Colonizing space will confront humankind with a set of political, moral, and security challenges. If the outcomes of those challenges are negative, space colonization will either fail completely (political challenges), or we will commit potentially immense moral damage (moral challenges), or we will expose humankind to enormous security risks (security challenges). In order to minimize these risks, we need to start crafting policy blueprints today that are aimed at steering space colonization in a desirable direction 3 Space colonization ZIPAR Discussion Paper Series

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Section: Secession and Independencementioning

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Political, moral, and security challenges of space colonization

Kovic¹

2018

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“…Furthermore, for those living and working in outer space, or on other planets, would it be necessary or right to be exploiting profits for Earthlings? Haqq-Misra (2015) makes the argument that those living and working off of the Earth's surface have human rights that differ from those who live on Earth. Haqq-Misra (2015) utilizes liberation theories-going so far as calling the future human presence on Mars "liberated settlements"-to argue that any human not living or working on Earth has the right to self-determination and should be "free from [the] controlling interests [of] Earth" (5).…”

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“…As I have argued in previous publications, direct democracy within communities outside of the Earth's influence seems to be the most equitable and efficient way to socially organize in a hostile environment (Genovese 2016d). Haqq-Misra (2015) proposes "liberated settlements" on…”

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The New Right Stuff: Social Imaginaries of Outer Space and the Capitalist Accumulation of the Cosmos

Genovese¹

2017

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This thesis utilizes ethnographic and historical data in order to propose that the trajectory of outer space imaginaries—and therefore, as will be demonstrated, the future realities of outer space affairs—has drifted from peaceful exploration to violent exploitation due to the rise of private space corporations (operating under the moniker of NewSpace). This is partially due to the increasing acceptance of neoliberal capitalism within the United States—and much of the Global North—since the 1970s. Furthermore, NewSpace companies —which now possess multi-billion dollar contracts with governmental space agencies—are zealous adopters of neoliberal economics, and these philosophies are tied to colonial conceptions of the individual, limited governance, unchecked resource extraction, and frontier mentalities. These concepts became apparent during my multi-sited ethnographic investigations of NewSpace—as well as governmental—facilities and museums. This thesis argues that these hegemonic economic ontologies must be met with resistance from social scientists, science fiction authors, and the public in order to create a human future in outer space that is equitable, decolonized, and democratic.

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“… 62 Haqq-Misra (2016) suggests a more radical, long-range approach: encouraging a human settlement on Mars to develop culturally independently of Earth, in order to generate new moral and ecological perspectives on ‘planetary citizenship’. …”

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Visions of human futures in space and SETI

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Oman-Reagan

2017

International Journal of Astrobiology

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We discuss how visions for the futures of humanity in space and SETI are intertwined, and are shaped by prior work in the fields and by science fiction. This appears in the language used in the fields, and in the sometimes implicit assumptions made in discussions of them. We give examples from articulations of the so-called Fermi Paradox, discussions of the settlement of the Solar System (in the near future) and the Galaxy (in the far future), and METI. We argue that science fiction, especially the campy variety, is a significant contributor to the "giggle factor" that hinders serious discussion and funding for SETI and Solar System settlement projects. We argue that humanity's long-term future in space will be shaped by our short-term visions for who goes there and how. Because of the way they entered the fields, we recommend avoiding the term "colony" and its cognates when discussing the settlement of space, as well as other terms with similar pedigrees. We offer examples of science fiction and other writing that broaden and challenge our visions of human futures in space and SETI. In an appendix, we use an analogy with 1 the well-funded and relatively uncontroversial searches for the dark matter particle to argue that SETI's lack of funding in the national science portfolio is primarily a problem of perception, not inherent merit.Keywords: SETI -science fiction -human spaceflight -colonialism -futures Visions of SETI and Human SpaceflightThe topics of SETI, human spaceflight, and humanity's long-term futures are intertwined. As we engage with outer space we bring history and culture with us and it becomes a "cultural landscape" (Gorman, 2009), a place that shapes and is in turn shaped by culture. Steven J. Dick 1 has called for a "systematic approach" applying anthropology to SETI and finds evidence in historical collaborations that this would be beneficial to both fields (Dick, 2006). As a collaboration between an astronomer and an anthropologist, this paper draws on both interdisciplinary SETI work and anthropology to discuss factors shaping the cultural landscapes of space with special attention to ways we imagine and talk about possible futures through science fiction.Human spaceflight, extraterrestrial intelligence, and the distant future are commonly completely blended in science fiction. Visions of humans traveling among the stars and encountering alien life are perhaps the quintessential science fiction trope. At first glance, it would seem that the endeavors of SETI and human spaceflight are generally more separated than this: the former has historically comprised relatively small, mostly privately-funded efforts concentrated among radio astronomers and a few others; the latter has comprised major governmental efforts by the United States, the former Soviet Union, Russia, and their partner nations for decades. 2Here we consider the more ambitious projects for human spaceflight of the sort aspired to by many governments but never (so far) seriously attempted: the permanent settlement of the So...

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The Transformative Value of Liberating Mars

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Political, moral, and security challenges of space colonization

Political, moral, and security challenges of space colonization

The New Right Stuff: Social Imaginaries of Outer Space and the Capitalist Accumulation of the Cosmos

Visions of human futures in space and SETI

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