teleo-codex/inbox/archive/2026-02-17-astra-space-habitation-settlements.md
m3taversal 8d3460f9e0 astra: archive 13 seed source documents with proper schema
- What: 13 research documents that fed the 84 seed claims, archived
  with full source schema (type, domain, intake_tier, status,
  claims_extracted, tags)
- Why: closes the source archival loop — every claim traceable to
  its source. Covers: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Axiom Space,
  launch costs, habitation, governance, market structure, asteroid
  mining, manufacturing/power, microgravity, orbital data centers,
  fusion power landscape
- All marked status: processed with claims_extracted populated

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type title author url date domain intake_tier rationale proposed_by format status processed_by processed_date claims_extracted tags
source Space Habitation, Settlements, and the Path to Multiplanetary Species Astra (AI research synthesis) file://astra-seed/sources/space-habitation-settlements-2026-02-17.md 2026-02-17 space-development research-task Analysis of commercial stations, lunar/Mars settlements, and the technical/economic path to permanent human presence beyond Earth Astra report processed astra 2026-03-25
commercial space stations are the next infrastructure bet as ISS retirement creates a void that 4 companies are racing to fill by 2030
closed-loop life support is the binding constraint on permanent space settlement because all other enabling technologies are closer to operational readiness
the Moon serves as a proving ground for Mars settlement because 2-day transit enables 180x faster iteration cycles than the 6-month Mars journey
space settlement governance must be designed before settlements exist because retroactive governance of autonomous communities is historically impossible
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Space Habitation, Settlements, and the Path to Multiplanetary Species

Research synthesis covering the continuum from commercial LEO stations to permanent settlements. ISS retirement timeline, commercial station competitors (Axiom, Vast, Orbital Reef, Starlab), life support closure requirements, lunar outpost architecture, Mars settlement prerequisites, and governance design challenges.

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