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Why landing a flying, fire-breathing Red Dragon on Mars is huge
- coldtea 11y agoSo, it says: >Attorney Michael Listner, founder of Space Law and Policy Solutions, explained to Ars that Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty requires countries to ensure that launches from within their borders take precautionary measures to prevent contamination of other planets. If SpaceX can’t demonstrate that it's complying with the terms of the treaty with Red Dragon, decontaminating both the inside and outside of the vehicle, the Federal Aviation Administration could withhold a launch license. And then down in the article: >Why is SpaceX doing this? Because Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars. So how exactly do these two statements go together?