How to Build Your Own Spaceship: The Science of Personal Space Travel - Couverture souple

Bizony, Piers

 
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Synopsis

Ladies and gentlemen, start your spaceships!

Personal space travel is no longer the stuff of science fiction. The future is here: Civilians are launching into orbit. As early as 2010 paying customers will have the opportunity to experience weightlessness, courtesy of Virgin Galactic's inaugural launch.

How to Build Your Own Spaceship takes readers on a fun and quirky trip to the forefront of commercial space travel-the latest technology, the major business players, and the personal and financial benefits that are ripe for the picking. Science-writer Piers Bizony's breadth of knowledge, quick wit, and no-nonsense explanations of the hard science in this emerging arena will satisfy even the most dedicated space fanatics. With practical advice (from picking the best jet fuel to funding your own fleet of space crafts), unbelievable space facts, and fascinating photos, Bizony's user-friendly guide to blasting off is a must-have ticket to the final frontier.

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À propos de l?auteur

PIERS BIZONY is an established author, documentary film maker and media producer based in the UK.

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9781846271250: How to Build Your Own Spaceship: The Science of Personal Space Travel

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1846271258 ISBN 13 :  9781846271250
Editeur : Portobello Books Ltd, 2008
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