Space advocacy is supporting or advocating human activity in outer space. The advocated purposes range from orbital flight, space exploration, commercialization of space and space settlement, to outright space colonization.
There are many different individuals and organizations dedicated to space advocacy. They are usually active in educating the public[1] on space-related subjects, lobbying governments[2][3] for increased funding in space-related activities or supporting private space activities.
They also recruit members, fund projects, and provide information for their membership and interested visitors. They are sub-divided into three categories depending on their primary work: practice, advocacy, and theory.
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