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The Case For Space
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Author : Robert Zubrin
language : en
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Release Date : 2019-05-14
The Case For Space written by Robert Zubrin and has been published by Prometheus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-14 with Science categories.
A noted space expert explains the current revolution in spaceflight, where it leads, and why we need it. A new space race has begun. But the rivals in this case are not superpowers but competing entrepreneurs. These daring pioneers are creating a revolution in spaceflight that promises to transform the near future. Astronautical engineer Robert Zubrin spells out the potential of these new developments in an engrossing narrative that is visionary yet grounded by a deep understanding of the practical challenges. Fueled by the combined expertise of the old aerospace industry and the talents of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, spaceflight is becoming cheaper. The new generation of space explorers has already achieved a major breakthrough by creating reusable rockets. Zubrin foresees more rapid innovation, including global travel from any point on Earth to another in an hour or less; orbital hotels; moon bases with incredible space observatories; human settlements on Mars, the asteroids, and the moons of the outer planets; and then, breaking all limits, pushing onward to the stars. Zubrin shows how projects that sound like science fiction can actually become reality. But beyond the how, he makes an even more compelling case for why we need to do this--to increase our knowledge of the universe, to make unforeseen discoveries on new frontiers, to harness the natural resources of other planets, to safeguard Earth from stray asteroids, to ensure the future of humanity by expanding beyond its home base, and to protect us from being catastrophically set against each other by the false belief that there isn't enough for all.
Dark Skies
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Author : Daniel Deudney
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-03-02
Dark Skies written by Daniel Deudney and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-02 with Political Science categories.
Space is again in the headlines. E-billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are planning to colonize Mars. President Trump wants a "Space Force" to achieve "space dominance" with expensive high-tech weapons. The space and nuclear arms control regimes are threadbare and disintegrating. Would-be asteroid collision diverters, space solar energy collectors, asteroid miners, and space geo-engineers insistently promote their Earth-changing mega-projects. Given our many looming planetary catastrophes (from extreme climate change to runaway artificial superintelligence), looking beyond the earth for solutions might seem like a sound strategy for humanity. And indeed, bolstered by a global network of fervent space advocates-and seemingly rendered plausible, even inevitable, by oceans of science fiction and the wizardly of modern cinema-space beckons as a fully hopeful path for human survival and flourishing, a positive future in increasingly dark times. But despite even basic questions of feasibility, will these many space ventures really have desirable effects, as their advocates insist? In the first book to critically assess the major consequences of space activities from their origins in the 1940s to the present and beyond, Daniel Deudney argues in Dark Skies that the major result of the "Space Age" has been to increase the likelihood of global nuclear war, a fact conveniently obscured by the failure of recognize that nuclear-armed ballistic missiles are inherently space weapons. The most important practical finding of Space Age science, also rarely emphasized, is the discovery that we live on Oasis Earth, tiny and fragile, and teeming with astounding life, but surrounded by an utterly desolate and inhospitable wilderness stretching at least many trillions of miles in all directions. As he stresses, our focus must be on Earth and nowhere else. Looking to the future, Deudney provides compelling reasons why space colonization will produce new threats to human survival and not alleviate the existing ones. That is why, he argues, we should fully relinquish the quest. Mind-bending and profound, Dark Skies challenges virtually all received wisdom about the final frontier.
The Case For Space
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Author : Paul S. Hardersen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Case For Space written by Paul S. Hardersen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Science categories.
Shows how technology developed for the space program makes personal contributions to people's quality of life.
Space Case
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Author : Stuart Gibbs
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-09-16
Space Case written by Stuart Gibbs and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-16 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
It’s a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School that The New York Times Book Review called “a delightful and brilliantly constructed middle grade thriller.” Like his fellow lunarnauts—otherwise known as Moonies—living on Moon Base Alpha, twelve-year-old Dashiell Gibson is famous the world over for being one of the first humans to live on the moon. And he’s bored out of his mind. Kids aren’t allowed on the lunar surface, meaning they’re trapped inside the tiny moon base with next to nothing to occupy their time—and the only other kid Dash’s age spends all his time hooked into virtual reality games. Then Moon Base Alpha’s top scientist turns up dead. Dash senses there’s foul play afoot, but no one believes him. Everyone agrees Dr. Holtz went onto the lunar surface without his helmet properly affixed, simple as that. But Dr. Holtz was on the verge of an important new discovery, Dash finds out, and it’s a secret that could change everything for the Moonies—a secret someone just might kill to keep...
The Case For Mars
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Author : Robert Zubrin
language : en
Publisher: Free Press
Release Date : 2021-02-02
The Case For Mars written by Robert Zubrin and has been published by Free Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-02 with Science categories.
The Case for Mars makes living in space seem more possible than ever in this updated 25th anniversary edition, featuring the latest information on the planet's exploration and the drive to send humans there. Since the beginning of human history, Mars has been an alluring dream—the stuff of legends, gods, and mystery. The planet most like ours, it had long been thought impossible to reach, let alone explore and inhabit. But that is changing fast. In February 2021, the American rover Perseverance will touch down on Mars. Equipped with a powerful suite of scientific instruments—including some that will attempt to make oxygen from the Martian atmosphere—the rover also carries a helicopter that will take spectacular panoramic movies from the air. Most exciting of all, a spectrometer onboard may find evidence of fossils left behind by microbes millions of years ago, when the planet was warm and wet, proving at last that life on Earth is not unique, but a general phenomenon in the universe. Meanwhile, in Boca Chica, Texas, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has created a shipyard that is building and testing the vessels that will take humans to Mars before this decade is out. Leading space exploration expert Robert Zubrin crafted the daring blueprint for humanity’s reach to the Red Planet twenty-five years ago, when he first published The Case for Mars. Now, in this updated edition, he looks to the future once more to describe how—in an era when the American space program and private companies like SpaceX are racing to send astronauts to Mars—our first colonies there are imminent. In the grand tradition of successful explorers, Zubrin calls for a travel-light and live-off-the-land approach to Martian settlement. He explains how scientists can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars, produce fuel and oxygen on the planet’s surface with its own natural resources, build bases and communities, and one day, terraform—or alter the atmosphere of the planet in order to pave the way for sustainable life. As a landmark new mission opens the decisive campaign to take humans to the Red Planet, Zubrin lays out a comprehensive plan to build life on a new world.
The Great Space Case
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Author : Lynda Beauregard
language : en
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Release Date : 2017-01-01
The Great Space Case written by Lynda Beauregard and has been published by Millbrook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! It's Space Week at Camp Dakota! The first team to answer three astronomy riddles will get to attend a top secret "big event." With space ace Angie leading them, team Astro Explorers is a shoo-in for first place. So why is team Star Troopers solving the riddles first? The Astro Explorers had better think fast if they want the big prize. Look in the back of the book for experiments and more to help you become a science detective too!
State Accountability For Space Debris
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Author : Peter Stubbe
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-11-13
State Accountability For Space Debris written by Peter Stubbe and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-13 with Law categories.
In State Accountability for Space Debris Peter Stubbe examines the legal consequences of space debris pollution ― which he argues is a global environmental concern ― under the two distinct accountability regimes of responsibility and liability.
The Case Of The U S Space Camp Mission
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Author : Carol Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Release Date : 1996
The Case Of The U S Space Camp Mission written by Carol Thompson and has been published by Scholastic Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Astronauts categories.
While visiting the U.S. Space Camp, Mary-Kate and Ashley search for clues that will explain why the space shuttle was covered with hundreds of mysterious holes.
Space Case
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Author : Random House Disney
language : en
Publisher: RH/Disney
Release Date : 2002-10-15
Space Case written by Random House Disney and has been published by RH/Disney this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-15 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In this Pictureback* adventure, B.E.N. (which is short for Bio-Electronic Navigator) is a bucket-of-bolts robot with a missing memory circuit. He may be confused, but he sure is funny!
Space Case
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Author : Edward Marshall
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 1992-09-01
Space Case written by Edward Marshall and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-09-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Illustrated by the Caldecott Honor winner James Marshall, this Halloween story is sure to entertain! When the thing from outer space visits earth, it is taken first for a trick-or-treater and then for a robot in this hilarious picture book.