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Beyond : our future in space
Title:
Beyond : our future in space
Publication Date as Range:
2015
ISBN:
9780393239300
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xii, 321 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Contents:
Prelude. Dreaming of beyond ; Rockets and bombs ; Send in the robots -- Present. Revolution is coming ; Meet the entrepreneurs ; Beyond the horizon ; A plethora of planets -- Future. The next space race ; Our next home ; Remote sensing ; Living off-Earth -- Beyond. Journey to the stars ; Cosmic companionship ; A universe made for us.
Abstract:
A report on humanity's imminent potential for living in space covers topics ranging from China's 2020 space station and the colonization of Mars to space-elevator innovations and the mapping of Earth-like exo-planets.
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