Abstract: Humanity's Next Journey

First announced in 2011, Space X’s recent project intends to permanently send humans by 2026 on Mars in order to develop a human colony on the red planet. However, as technology advances at a faster pace than studies on the ethical aspect, several ethicists have raised moral concerns. A Mill Utilitarian analysis on the Space X case study demonstrates that it is moral to proceed to space colonialism by exploring the reduction of human suffering, the improvement of human conditions, and the feeling of human accomplishment occasioned by space colonialism. Scientists must set a clear security…