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Title: Geopolitical Context of Lunar Exploration and Settlement
Primary Author: Harrison H. Schmitt
Secondary Author(s): Andy Daga,Jeff Plescia
Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Summary: The Moon has attracted international attention as the current focus of peaceful competition in space. This competition has long term implications for the future of liberty on Earth. If non-democratic regimes dominate exploration and settlement of the Moon, liberty will be at risk. Only the United St
Panel Selection: Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and the Moon.
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