A Space Settler's Bill of Rights

Abstract

We propose a Bill of Rights for space settlers, which includes rights associated with basic physiological needs; physical and psychological well-being; freedom of expression; privacy; reproductive autonomy; vocational and educational liberty; communication; constrained dissent; and self-governance. This document aims to inform future discussions about the construction and governance of space societies. While not intended to provide an exhaustive list of space settlers' rights; nor to outline a well-defined legal framework for space settlement, nevertheless it comprises an attempt to describe a set of values to which any space settlement should aspire to exemplify.