What about the environmental impact statement? The law and ethics of terraforming
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The idea of terraforming other planets for human habitation poses several legal and ethical implications. The Outer Space Treaty states that terraforming can continue as long as there is no harmful contamination involved. However, some people find difficulty in assessing the moral and ethical values of terraforming.
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1992
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Playing the commercial space game: time for a new rule book?
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Newer and better laws will have to be drafted to govern mankind's increasing commercialization of outer space. The limits of present laws and treaties in dealing with the quickening pace of space exploration and commercialization and suggestions for newer space laws are discussed.
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1996
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Lack of sovereignty
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Uncertainty over sovereignty may prove a barrier to human settlement of space. Lunar resources will not be developed in the absence of a suitable legal regime.
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 2001
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