Tim Robustelli is a program associate for the Future of Property Rights program at New America. Colonel Dennis Wille was a United States Army Fellow at New America. He has been an active duty member of the U.S. Army for more than 23 years.
Private firms like SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace, along with a growing number of national space agencies, are eyeing a manned return to the moon, with an emphasis on settlement rather than exploration.