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人类去火星殖民一定不会带什么?

前几天,火星殖民狂热分子一龙马四颗( Elon Musk)在他的星链( Starlink)消费者测试条款中,塞进了一个叫做“管治法律”的第九条款,内容是: 9. Governing Law. For Services provided to, on, or in orbit around the planet Earth or the Moon, these Terms and any disputes between us arising out of or related to these Terms, including disputes regarding arbitrability (“Disputes”) will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California in the United States. For Services provided on Mars, or in transit to Mars via Starship or other colonization spacecraft, the parties recognize Mars as a free planet and that no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities. Accordingly, Disputes will be settled through self-governing principles, established in good faith, at the time of Martian settlement. 这个条款把地球政府(在条款里具体指的是美国加州政府)的管辖范围限制在地球和月亮的轨道范围之内;而即将成为殖民地的火星则不受地球法律的约束,实行自治(   self-governing )。 人类殖民火星,虽然硬件还没有准备好,却已经开始先行准备法律这种软件了。 看来去火星搭帐篷露营抬头看地球的日子不远了。 想一想,当人类怀揣着第九条法律,驾驶着星际飞船雄心勃勃来到火星的时候,他们一定是希望在那里建立一个足...