Commercial Space Exploration: Ethics, Policy and Governance

Abstract

Contents: Introduction, Jai Galliott. Part I Space Exploration: Concepts and Justifications: The moral philosophy of space travel: a historical review, Nicholas Campion The permissibility of first contact, Brent Franklin How space travel will save the world: an anthropocentric view of sustainability, Elizabeth Kanon Who is afraid of 'the dark'? Familiarising the unknown, Zumre Gizem YA+-lmaz. Part II Public Meets Private: An Emerging Space Enterprise: Space exploration: an alliance between public and private, Jacques Arnould Heaven can't wait: a critique of current planetary defence policy, Joel Marks Advertising in space: sales at the outer limits, Zeldine O'Brien Space tourism: risks and solutions, Angie Bukley, Robert Frize and Veronica La Regina. Part III Asteroid Mining and the Space Environment: Asteroid mining, integrity and containment, Tony Milligan Three ethical perspectives on asteroid mining, Daniel Pilchman Exploring the heavens and the heritage of mankind, Robert Seddon Terraforming, vandalism and virtue ethics, Robert Sparrow. Part IV Space Weapons: Seizing the high ground? The dubious utility of space weapons, Armin Krishnan Militarising space: weapons in orbit, Matthew Beard Artificial intelligence and space robotics: questions of responsibility, Jai Galliott. Part V Bioethics for Outer Space: Space medicine: the bioethical and legal implications for commercial human spaceflight, Sara Langston Enhancing astronauts: the ethical, legal and social implications, Keith Abney and Patrick Lin Vulnerable cargo: the sacrifice of animal astronauts, Jane Johnson. Part VI Responsibility, Governance and Other Concerns: The independent entrepreneur and the terraforming of Mars, Chris Pak A place in space: marking emptiness, Meera Baindur Outsourcing space, Christopher Ketcham and Jai Galliott Forty hectares and an MU: towards a colonisation ethic, Christopher Ketcham. Index.