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Financing a Manned Mission to Mars
Erickson, Bryan F. (2004)
The Export Economy Of A Mars Settlement
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In: On To Mars 2, edited by Zubrin, RM, and Crossman, F. Collector's Guide Publishing Inc.
The rise of a settlement on Mars, from a nucleus of a permanent exploration outpost, will require a transition from government-backed space agency organization and funding to the creation of a true on-site economy including income from exports to Earth, to fund the imports and continued expansion of a settlement. One ideal form of asset for interplanetary export is intellectual property, which can form the basis of a strategy for rapidly initiated return on investment between the planets.
Private Funding and Commerical Investment
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