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| Title |
Beyond : our future in space / Chris Impey |
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| Edition |
First edition |
| Phys Descr |
xii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
BPL: Norman Minsky Fund. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-294) and index |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Subject |
Astronautics -- Forecasting -- Popular works
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Astronautics -- History -- Popular works
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Manned space flight -- Popular works
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Outer space -- Exploration -- Popular works
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| OCLC # |
897632358 |
| ISBN # |
9780393239300 |
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0393239306 |
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