Spacefaring as Evolutionary Transition

Human space expansion should be viewed as an evolutionary transition: a change in the conditions that select for survival and reproduction, requiring new infrastructure (manufacturing, life support, energy), governance forms, and bioethical frameworks. Treating space activity this way reframes it from national prestige or science policy to a long‑term species‑level project with institutional and distributive consequences. — If policymakers adopt an 'evolutionary transition' lens, it forces integrated choices across industrial policy, energy planning, international law, and biosecurity rather than treating space as a narrow R&D or diplomatic domain.