Mankind beyond Earth: the history, science, and future of human space exploration/
by
Piantadosi, Claude A
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BookPublisher: New York: Columbia Press, 2012Description: xv,281p.ISBN: 9780231162432.Subject(s): Astronautics - United States - Forecasting - Popular works | Manned space flight - History - Popular works | Outer space - Exploration - Popular works
Contents:
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
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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
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