Space Colonization

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Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: Humans have a moral duty to save our species from suffering and extinction, and colonizing space is one method of doing so.
- Pro 2: Space colonization is the next logical step in space exploration and human growth.
- Pro 3: Technological advancement into space can exist alongside conservation efforts on Earth.
Cons
- Con 1: Humans living in space is pure science fiction.
- Con 2: We should clean up our mess on Earth first before potentially destroying a moon or another planet.
- Con 3: Space is inhospitable to humans, and life in space, even if possible, would be miserable.
Timeline: Commercial Space Travel
- 1998 - Eric C. Anderson Co-Founds Space Adventures
- 1999 - Richard Branson Registers “Virgin Galactic” Name
- 2000 - Spaceflight Company Blue Origin Founded
- April 28, 2001 - Dennis Tito Becomes First Space Tourist
- March 14, 2002 - SpaceX Founded
- April 25, 2002 - Mark Shuttleworth Is First South African in Space
- 2004-2005 - Virgin Galactic Founded and Begins Advertising Space Flights
- October 1, 2005 - Gregory Olsen Is the Third Space Tourist
- September 15, 2021 - First Orbital Mission With No Professional Astronauts Aboard
- September 18, 2006 - Anousheh Ansari Becomes the First Female Space Tourist, as well as the First Muslim Woman and First Person of Iranian Descent to Go to Space
- April 7, 2007 - Charles Simonyi Becomes Fifth Space Tourist
- September 24, 2008 - Enomoto Daisuke Sues Space Adventures for Canceled Trip
- October 12, 2008 - Richard Garriott, Son of NASA Astronaut, Becomes Space Tourist
- March 26, 2009 - Charles Simonyi Becomes First Repeat Space Tourist
- September 30, 2009 - Cirque du Soleil Co-Founder Guy Laliberté Becomes First Canadian Space Tourist
- 2009-2020 - Russia Halts Space Tourism
- May 25, 2012 - SpaceX Dragon Capsule First Commercial Spacecraft to Dock at International Space Station
- May 2020 - SpaceX Becomes First Commercial Spaceship to Take NASA Astronauts to Space
- January 28, 2021 - Russian Glavkosmos Sells Commercial Seats on Soyuz Flights
- July 11, 2021 - First Virgin Galactic Flight Launches
- July 20, 2021 - First Blue Origin Sub-Orbital Space Flight
- October 5, 2021 - Actress Yulia Peresild and Director Klim Shipenko Film Movie Aboard ISS
- December 8, 2021 - Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano Become First Japanese Space Tourists
- April 8, 2022 - First SpaceX Flight with Paying Customers
- April 25, 2022 - Larry Connor First to Go to Space and the Depths of the Ocean in a Year
- January 2022 - ISS Film Production Studio and Sports Arena Announced
- June 29, 2023 - Virgin Galactic Launches First Commercial Flight Fully into Space
- September 12, 2024 - Jared Isaacman Takes First Commerical Spacewalk
- September 12, 2024 - Sarah Gillis Takes Second Commercial Spacewalk
- January 18, 2024 - First All-European Commercial Flight to ISS
- April 14, 2025 - All-Female Blue Origin Flight
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