Ep 06: Who’s in Charge?

Making New Worlds by Erika Nesvold

Dec 20, 201729:40Science & Medicine

Who will make the decisions in future space settlements? Will they be governed remotely by nations on Earth? Will settlements develop their own local governments? How will conflicts between settlements and with nations b...

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