Humans in Space: 21st Century Frontiers

✍ Scribed by Harry L. Shipman (auth.)

Publisher: Springer US
Year: 1989
Tongue: English
Leaves: 327
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-4
The Next Frontier?....Pages 5-24
The Exploring Spirit....Pages 25-43
Exploration....Pages 45-66
Thirty Years Into Space....Pages 67-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-89
The Joys of Space Life....Pages 91-102
The Dangers of Spaceflight....Pages 103-122
The Necessities of Life....Pages 123-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-144
Getting around the Inner Solar System....Pages 145-164
The Moon....Pages 165-178
Near-Earth Asteroids....Pages 179-197
Mars....Pages 199-223
Where Do We Go From Here?....Pages 225-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-242
Space Industrialization....Pages 243-261
The Military Uses of Outer Space....Pages 263-280
Exploration of the Near and Distant Universe....Pages 281-289
Future Space Scenarios....Pages 291-309
The Trip to Mars....Pages 311-327
Back Matter....Pages 329-351

✦ Subjects

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; R & D/Technology Policy

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