date: 2025-02-28 previous note: [[1002 Space Development Theory]] related note(s): - tags: # SDT-Exploration The first step in SDT is exploration. This allows the state to explore to understand the new domain and in the area in which they are operating. In this phases you would be identifying what makes the area unique, what resources are present, whether this provides and military, commercial, or diplomatic benefit and if it is a candidate for expansion. --- # References 1. [[Spacepower Ascendant]]