# The Transhumanist Case for Space ## Overview - Work_type:: essay/argument - Setting:: Human civilization beginning serious space development - Scale:: Primarily interplanetary; interstellar only as distant aspiration ## Trans-human form - Transhuman_type:: hybrid - Mechanism:: Incremental bodily and cognitive enhancements tailored to space environments - Degree_of_change:: Moderate to high; still recognizably human but increasingly engineered ## Survival logic - Survival_strategy:: Use enhancement to handle radiation, low gravity, isolation, and long-term space living - Key_technologies:: Genetic tweaks, cybernetic implants, advanced life support integrated with the body - Main_constraints_addressed:: Human fragility, limited lifespan, and psychological stress in space ## View on baseline humanity - View_on_baseline:: continuity - Attitude:: Baseline humans are starting point; enhancements extend their capabilities rather than discard them - Identity_question:: Sees enhanced humans as moral and cultural continuations of present-day people ## Notes - Themes:: Transhumanism as practical survival strategy, not just philosophy - Open_questions:: Ethical limits of enhancement for space settlers - Links:: [[Trans-human Space Survival Schema]]