Piantadosi, Claude A.  <br/><br/>
Mankind beyond Earth:  the history, science, and future of human space exploration/ 
Claude A. Piantadosi  
 - New York:  Columbia Press,  2012. 
 - xv,281p. 
<br/><br/>A short introduction to the science of space exploration Hindsight and foresight. Men and machines ; A space lexicon ; The explorers ; Twentieth-century space ; Back to the Moon A home away from home. Living off the land ; Round and round it goes where it stops, nobody knows ; By force of gravity ; The cosmic ray dilemma ; Tiny bubbles Where are we going? The case for Mars ; Big planets, dwarf planets, and small bodies ; New stars, new planets  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231162432 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronautics - United States - Forecasting - Popular works<br/>Manned space flight - History - Popular works<br/>Outer space - Exploration - Popular works
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.4500973  / PIM