《ENVOYS OF MANKIND A DECLARATION OF FIRST PRINCIPLES FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF SPACE SOCIETIES》

Part 1 Embryonic Astronauts1

1 Extraterrestrial Children3

2 From Cosmos to The Ascent of Man7

3 Discovery and Invention13

Part 2 From Argonauts to Astronauts21

4 Toward a Philosophy of Space23

5 Intelligence Agents32

6 Astropolitics36

Part 3 From the Right Stuff to the Appropriate Stuff43

7 NASA and the Space Race45

8 The Selection of Astronauts50

9 The Changing Nature of Astronauts58

Part 4 Spacekind:The Transition Species67

10 Biofeedback69

11 Transitional Changes75

12 Biojuridics81

13 Astronautical Jurimetrics88

14 Biocultural Transition94

Part 5 Spacekind:A New Definition of Humankind105

15 Conscious Transformation107

16 Psychology in Space116

17 Remote Management of Space Behavior127

18 Mind in Space135

Part 6 Astrolaw and Space Law145

19 Astrolaw and the Spacekind Declaration147

20 Frontier Justice157

21 Space Law164

Part 7 Space Law and Government173

22 The Space Treaties and International Politics175

23 The Moon Treaty and Res Communis185

24 Self-Govemment in Space196

Part 8 Metalaw207

25 Metalaw: Self-Evident Truths209

26 Metalaw and International Law218

27 Natural Law227

28 Universal Law of Humankind236

29 Relations with Alien Intelligences246

Conclusion:New Conventions for Earthkind260

Epilogue:A Convention for Spacekind266

Postscript:The Spacekind Declaration of Independence Completed271

Bibliography273

Index282