Cost–benefit analysis of space exploration: Some ethical considerations |
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Authors: | Seth D Baum |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;bRock Ethics Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA |
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Abstract: | Humanity faces many important decisions about space exploration. A major but controversial decision-making paradigm is cost–benefit analysis (CBA). This paper discusses some ethical considerations in CBA that are important to decision making about space exploration, including how we define costs and benefits; space exploration's non-market value; the standing of future humans and of extraterrestrials; and the role of discounting in evaluating long-term space exploration projects. |
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