Return to the Moon Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space
Former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt advocates a private, investor-based approach to returning humans to the Moon—to extract Helium 3 for energy production, to use the Moon as a platform for science and manufacturing, and to establish permanent human colonies there in a kind of stepping stone comm...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2006, 2006
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2006 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Legacy
- Energy: The Global Future
- Booster: Moon Rocket Economics
- Fusion: Helium-3 Power Economics
- Resources: Lunar Helium-3 Economics
- Settlement: Helium-3 Production Economics
- Approaches: Organizatonal Options for a Return
- Management: Lessons from Apollo
- NASA: Restructuring for Deep Space
- Investors: The Best Approach
- Law: Space Resources
- Humans: Roles in Space
- Implications