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Beyond Earth : our path to a new home in the planets  Cover Image Book Book

Beyond Earth : 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.

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  • ISBN: 9780804197977
  • ISBN: 0804197970
  • Physical Description: print
    viii, 311 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, 2016.

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Subject: Manned space flight
Astronautics
Space flight -- Physiological effect
Space flight -- Psychological aspects

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Portage la Prairie Regional Library.

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Portage la Prairie Regional Library 629.455 WOH (Text) 3675000219571 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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