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Martian Law - an interesting and thought-provoking white paper by the Cato Institute discussing the best choices for law on the red planet when colonization occurs.

“Mars is a case of what political theorists would call a perfect state of nature. No one lives on Mars. No one currently has legal title to any part of Mars. On what basis then can Mars be exploited by individuals or consortia?”

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“As a 16 year old space fanatic, I watched the maiden flight of Columbia in a state of breathless anticipation and excitement…” Stuart Atkinson, a lifelong space enthusiast and long time contributor to New Mars gives us his thoughts on the Columbia disaster and where we should go now.

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