In the future we may settle the moon, asteroid, planets, and even other stars - but how do pioneers stake claims in space and what keeps other from jumping those claims and stealing or conquering those new settlements?

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Colonizing Space: Staking & Jumping Claims
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 320a, December 12, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
A.T. Long
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus

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Colonizing Space Staking & Jumping Claims

Isaac Arthur