The Future of Human Space Exploration
For several decades it has been widely accepted that human space exploration is the exclusive domain of government agencies. The cost of performing such missions, estimated in multiple reports to amount to hundreds of billions dollars over decades, was far beyond what private entities could afford....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Stepping Out of the Cradle: The Exploration of the Solar System from the 1950s to Today
- Chapter 2. Human Space Exploration in the 'Deep Space Proving Grounds'
- Chapter 3. The Great Leap out of the Cradle: The Human Exploration of Our Solar System
- Chapter 4. The Ultimate Challenge: The Exploration and Colonization of Extrasolar Planets
- Chapter 5. The Uncertainties