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
H·F·P·SettHuman
Robotic
Internationalist
Frontier
Planetary
Orbital
Science
Settlement
Frontier-mode human settlement of planetary surfaces.
Orbital Libertarianism
H·F·O·SettHuman
Robotic
Internationalist
Frontier
Planetary
Orbital
Science
Settlement
Build-your-own-habitat. Free-space frontier.
Space Federalism
H·I·P·SettHuman
Robotic
Internationalist
Frontier
Planetary
Orbital
Science
Settlement
Multilateral planetary settlement. Treaty-bound, government-led.
Orbital Internationalism
H·I·O·SettHuman
Robotic
Internationalist
Frontier
Planetary
Orbital
Science
Settlement
Internationally-governed orbital habitats. Earth-preserving.
Space Liberalism
R·I·P·SciHuman
Robotic
Internationalist
Frontier
Planetary
Orbital
Science
Settlement
Multilateral robotic exploration. Knowledge-first.
Robotic Internationalism
R·I·OHuman
Robotic
Internationalist
Frontier
Planetary
Orbital
Science
Settlement
Robotic free-space infrastructure under international governance.
Space Nationalism
R·F·PHuman
Robotic
Internationalist
Frontier
Planetary
Orbital
Science
Settlement
State-led robotic claim-staking on planetary surfaces.
Orbital Mercantilism
R·F·O·SettHuman
Robotic
Internationalist
Frontier
Planetary
Orbital
Science
Settlement
Autonomous orbital economy. Mining, strategic constellations, commercial operations.
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