Description: Further DetailsTitle: Mankind Beyond EarthCondition: NewEAN: 9780231162425ISBN: 9780231162425Publisher: Columbia University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 01/01/2013Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Claude A. PiantadosiLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space ExplorationISBN-10: 0231162421Description: Seeking to reenergize Americans' passion for the space program, the value of further exploration of the Moon, and the importance of human beings on the final frontier, Claude A. Piantadosi presents a rich history of American space exploration and its major achievements. He emphasizes the importance of reclaiming national command of our manned program and continuing our unmanned space missions, and he stresses the many adventures that still await us in the unfolding universe. Acknowledging space exploration's practical and financial obstacles, Piantadosi challenges us to revitalize American leadership in space exploration in order to reap its scientific bounty. Piantadosi explains why space exploration, a captivating story of ambition, invention, and discovery, is also increasingly difficult and why space experts always seem to disagree. He argues that the future of the space program requires merging the practicalities of exploration with the constraints of human biology. Space science deals with the unknown, and the margin (and budget) for error is small.Lethal near-vacuum conditions, deadly cosmic radiation, microgravity, vast distances, and highly scattered resources remain immense physical problems. To forge ahead, America needs to develop affordable space transportation and flexible exploration strategies based in sound science. Piantadosi closes with suggestions for accomplishing these goals, combining his healthy skepticism as a scientist with an unshakable belief in space's untapped-and wholly worthwhile-potential.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Technology & EngineeringRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Mankind Beyond Earth
Title: Mankind Beyond Earth
EAN: 9780231162425
ISBN: 9780231162425
Release Date: 01/01/2013
Release Year: 2013
Subtitle: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration
ISBN-10: 0231162421
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Technology & Engineering
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Name: Mankind Beyond Earth : the History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2013
Subject: Physics / Astrophysics, History, Astronomy, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.5 Oz
Author: Claude Piantadosi
Item Length: 0.9 in
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Science
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Hardcover
