| ID | 154959 |
| Title Proper | Myth-free space advocacy part II |
| Other Title Information | the myth of the space frontier |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Schwartz,James S J |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Space advocates commonly compare the settling of the “space frontier” to the settling of the “western frontier” in the United States, arguing that space settlement will realize the same benefits purportedly realized by the western expansion of the United States: the generation of new cultures; the development of new technologies; and the empowerment of democratic governance. However, much of the reasoning here is based on a faulty understanding of history and on an overly optimistic view of what it will be like to live in a space settlement. Thus, I argue that ardent faith in the promises of settling the space frontier is a mythological belief, rather than a well-confirmed one. |
| `In' analytical Note | Astropolitics Vol. 15, No.2; May-Aug 2017: p.167-184 |
| Journal Source | Astropolitics Vol: 15 No 2 |
| Key Words | United States ; Democratic Governance ; New Technologies ; Space Frontier ; Western Frontier |