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Disruptive space technologies and innovations : the next chapter

Scott Madry, Author | [S.l.] : Cham, Switzerland : Springer | Space and Society Series | 2020

In the past century alone, we have witnessed groundbreaking technological innovations quickly displace established industries, thereby opening up entirely new markets or fields of research. Such "disruptive technologies" are hard to predict i[...]

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Planetary defense : global collaboration for saving earth from asteroids and comets

Nikola Schmidt, Editor | [S.l.] : Cham, Switzerland : Springer | Space and Society Series | 2019

This book examines how various asteroid deflection methods can change global political affairs. The authors believe that the final policy for potential Earth impacts should be based on practical engineering solutions and innovative architectural[...]

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Principles of space anthropology : establishing a science of human space settlement

Cameron McPherson Smith, Author | [S.l.] : Cham, Switzerland : Springer | Space and Society Series | 2019

This book shows how anthropology can provide an innovative perspective on the human movement into space. It examines adaptation to space on timescales of generations, rather than merely months or years, and uses evolutionary adaptation as a guid[...]

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Principles of space anthropology : establishing a science of human space settlement

Cameron McPherson Smith, Author | [S.l.] : Cham, Switzerland : Springer | Space and Society Series | 2019

This book shows how anthropology can provide an innovative perspective on the human movement into space. It examines adaptation to space on timescales of generations, rather than merely months or years, and uses evolutionary adaptation as a guid[...]

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