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space colonization
Sign in to saveAlso known as interstellar colonization, space settlement, extraterrestrial colonization, space colonisation, interstellar colonisation, extraterrestrial colonisation
concept of permanent colonies outside of the astronomical body of origin – especially human settlements outside Earth
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Encyclopedic overview
Photo of the first national flag assembled by a human on the Moon (Apollo 11, 1969). With colonization of space having been a critically discussed issue since the dawn of the space age, resulting in the Outer Space Treaty (1967), the flag was not to symbolize any territorial claims.
Space launch
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