A) The American revolution and its aftermath;

B) Great Britain's growth after the Reform Acts;
C) The explosion of late 20th century electronics.

A fourth model is possible, a "free enterprise zone" not geographic in character but conceptual, which will:

A) Make the case for liberty unmistakable;
B) Take us closer to a free politico-economic system;
C) Encourage ordinary people to make an investment which will cause them to reject other systems;
D) Help fulfill our real destiny, reaching the stars; and
E) Rekindle the torch of Western civilization.

GOALS:

Establish a permanent human presence further away than low Earth orbit, by establishing the space exploration/exploitation industry as a "conceptual free enterprise zone";

Allow ordinary individuals to participate at many levels in the enterprise; and

Allow ordinary individuals to live, work, and settle in space.