Bibliograph

Beyond Earth, our path to a new home in the planets, Charles Wohlforth and Amanda R. Hendrix, Ph.D

Type

Label

Beyond Earth, our path to a new home in the planets, Charles Wohlforth and Amanda R. Hendrix, Ph.D

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Beyond Earth

Oclc number

940933205

Responsibility statement

Charles Wohlforth and Amanda R. Hendrix, Ph.D

Sub title

our path to a new home in the planets

Summary

Presents a chronicle of the developments and initiatives that have transformed the idea of space colonization into an achievable goal, sharing arguments in favor of targeting Saturn's moon, Titan

Table Of Contents

The way off the earth -- How to predict the future -- The inner solar system and the problem with NASA -- A home in the outer solar system -- Building a rocket quickly -- The health barrier to deep space -- Robots in space -- Solutions for long journeys -- The psychology of space travel -- Who gets to go? -- Why move into space? -- Settling a frontier -- The step after next

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