Reopening the Space Frontier - Couverture souple

Hickman, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1863358005 ISBN 13 : 9781863358002

Editeur : Common Ground Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Reopening the Space Frontier escapes the usual arc of space policy ysis focused on technological choice and instead explains the international and political economic barriers to the renewed exploration, development and settlement of celestial bodies like the Moon and Mars. The science and engineering of the mid-twentieth century were sufficient for human landings on the Moon. Yet today the human adventure in space is limited to its by small numbers of astronauts to a single space station in Earth orbit. As the author explains, using the institutions that opened terrestrial geographic frontiers in the past provides the effective means for reopening the space frontier. Along the way he demolishes the wishful thinking that has shackled popular thinking about space policy. International comition rather than international cooperation motivated states to open terrestrial frontiers for centuries, and that motivation will have to be harnessed again for our species to permanently occupy other worlds of the solar system.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Common Ground Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1863358005
• ISBN 13: 9781863358002
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 198
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible