The framework

Four axes. Eight populated camps.

Every position in space politics sits on four axes: Human vs. Robotic, Internationalist vs. Frontier, Planetary vs. Orbital, and Science vs. Settlement. Combine them and eight camps fall out, one for each meaningful corner of the grid.

01Human vs. Robotic

02Internationalist vs. Frontier

03Planetary vs. Orbital

04Science vs. Settlement

Frontier Settlerism

Internationalist

Frontier-mode human settlement of planetary surfaces.

Orbital Libertarianism

Internationalist

Build-your-own-habitat. Free-space frontier.

Space Federalism

Internationalist

Multilateral planetary settlement. Treaty-bound, government-led.

Orbital Internationalism

Internationalist

Internationally-governed orbital habitats. Earth-preserving.

Space Liberalism

Internationalist

Multilateral robotic exploration. Knowledge-first.

Robotic Internationalism

Internationalist

Robotic free-space infrastructure under international governance.

Space Nationalism

Internationalist

State-led robotic claim-staking on planetary surfaces.

Orbital Mercantilism

Internationalist

Autonomous orbital economy. Mining, strategic constellations, commercial operations.

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