Beyond : our future in space /
Impey, Chris,
Beyond : our future in space / Chris Impey. - First edition. - xii, 321 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-294) and index.
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.
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.
0393239306 (hardcover) 9780393239300 (hardcover) : $27.95
2014046924
Astronautics--Forecasting--Popular works.
Astronautics--History--Popular works.
Manned space flight--Popular works.
Outer space--Exploration--Popular works.
Beyond : our future in space / Chris Impey. - First edition. - xii, 321 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-294) and index.
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.
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.
0393239306 (hardcover) 9780393239300 (hardcover) : $27.95
2014046924
Astronautics--Forecasting--Popular works.
Astronautics--History--Popular works.
Manned space flight--Popular works.
Outer space--Exploration--Popular works.