Making Space Happen: Private Space Efforts and the People Behind Them - Couverture souple

Berinstein, Paula

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0966674839 ISBN 13 : 9780966674835

Editeur : Medford Press,U.S., 2002

Synopsis

Most Americans equate space exploration with NASA, but the general public is largely unaware that hundreds of passionate individuals and private organizations are working to allow ordinary people the opportunity to tour near space and to create permanent human settlements on Mars and other celestial bodies. Through a series of fascinating interviews, this book introduces the scientists, astronauts, engineers, and entrepreneurs behind the private space movement and offers a clear-eyed assessment of their prospects for success. The legal, ethical, and political challenges facing the exploitation of space resources are also explored, and issues such as environmental responsibility, safety, law enforcement, property rights, patents, and government policy are discussed.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paula Berinstein is an avid amateur astronomer whose articles have appeared in Odyssey magazine. She is the author of Alternative Energy, Finding Statistics Online, and The Statistical Handbook on Technology. She lives in Los Angeles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Medford Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0966674839
• ISBN 13: 9780966674835
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 540
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible