Beyond the International Space Station: The Future of Human Spaceflight: Proceedings of an International Symposium, 4-7 June 2002, Strasbourg, France (Space Studies)

Hardcover, xvii + 322 pages, 57 b&w figures in text, NOT ex-library. A tiny, gentle crease to very tip of lower outer corner of last leaves, else interior like new: clean and bright throughout, with unmarked text and tight binding, free of any stamps and inscriptions. Clean and bright outer page edges. Boards are gently shelfworn with two small areas of cosmetic damage: a closed, short edge-tear on the rear bottom outer corner and a short edge-tear right on the lower edge of spine. Published without a dust jacket. --- Contents: Opening Session: The Big Picture -- Once, We Went to the Moon; Exploration and Development of Space: The International Space Station and Beyond; Some in Power, Some in Pain: A Symphonic Meditation on Humanity and Space; Right Staff: The Human Component for Long-Term Spaceflight; 1. Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future -- Structuring Future International Cooperation: Learning from the ISS; Future of Human Spaceflight in Japan; Future of Human Spaceflight as a Planning Challenge; Commercial Astronaut Missions to the ISS: From Concepts to Implementation; Aurora: The Dawn of European Human and Robotic Planetary Exploration; 2. Enabling Technologies -- Operations Requirements of Deep Space Manned Missions; Reusable Launch Vehicles from a European Point of View; Robotics in Support of Human Space Exploration: A Canadian Perspective; Greenhouse: A Strategic Element to Support Humans in Space; An Integrated System of Medical Support for Space Exploration by Humans; 3. Providing the Infrastructure -- Frequently Visited Space Bases for Future Human Space Programs; Future Spacecraft Design Based on the Experience of the Japanese Experiment Module Aboard the ISS; Candidate Architectures for a European Mission to Mars; Preparing for Passenger Space Travel, the Future of Human Spaceflight; 4. Exploration and Science -- Public Outreach: Garnering, Support for Future Human Space Exploration; Future Trends in Human Spaceflight: A Global Survey; Proposal for a Visited High-latitude Multi-purpose Space Station (MPSS); ESA Roadmap for the Search for Life & Human Space Exploration; Below the Surface, Life among the Stars; 5. Space for Entrepreneurs and Tourists -- Role of the Private Sector/¿Entrepreneur in Future Human Space Exploration; Economic & Technical Evaluation of Suborbital Spaceflight for Space Tourism; Space Tourism: From Dream to Reality; Space for Entrepreneurs & Tourists: Some Legal Issues; Lessons Learned: Industrial Utilization of the ISS is Feasible: the German Industrial Utilization Preparation Programme; 6. Discussion Groups: Reports on Discussion Groups 1-6; Poster Papers -- Future of Human Missions to Mars; Mars Outposts: Closing the Robotic-Human Gap; Internet-based Project Management for Human Spaceflight Missions; Robotic Precursors for Post-ISS Human Missions; Impact of Intercultural Issues on the Future of Human Spaceflight; European Automated Transfer Vehicles, in Support of Human Spaceflight: Present & Future; Manned Asteroid Mission, a Prelude to a Manned Mars Programme; 'Switchable' Hotel; Historical Perspective on the Return to the Moon; Study of the Effects of Microgravity on Visual Illusions; Future & Available Space Platforms for Scientific Research; Marsbase: A Simulation Showing the Development of Crewed Bases on Mars; Long-term Life-support Systems; Commercial Use of Onboard Resources for Future Manned Space Stations; Some Trends & Perspectives of Manned Cosmonautics; Influence of Market Trends on Partnerships for Manned Spaceflight; Commercial Food Production for Space Tourists & Employees; Physical Disability in the Microgravity Environment: Factors for Consideration in the Human Spinal Cord Injury Model; US Democracy as the Model for the Next New World: Forming an Even 'More Perfect Union' in Outer Space; Research on Thermal Protection Technologies for Manned Space Vehicles.…