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ARTEMIS plan : NASA's lunar exploration program overview

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2020

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Beyond human : engineering our future evolution

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Science and fiction | 2014

Beyond Human is an informative and accessible guide for all those interested in the developing sciences of genetic engineering, bioprinting, and human cloning. Illustrating the ideas with reference to well-known science fiction films and novels,[...]

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Blueprint for improved measurement of the international ocean economy : an exploration of satellite accounting for ocean activity

James Jolliffe, Author ; Claire Jolly, Author ; Barrie Stevens, Author | Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Technology and Industry Working Papers | 2021

This working paper aims to inform current international discussions on measurement of the ocean economy and outline ways in which statistics on which to base decisions can be improved through satellite accounting approaches. Using a pragmatic st[...]

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Critical space infrastructures : risk, resilience and complexity /

Alexandru Georgescu, Author ; Adrian V Gheorghe, Author ; Polinpapilinho F Katina, Author ; Marius-Ioan Piso, Author | Cham : Springer | Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | 2019

This book introduces readers to the topical area of CSI: critical space infrastructure, which is defined as an emerging domain of systems-of-systems encompassing hardware, workforce, environment, facilities, business and organizational entities.[...]

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Deep space warfare : military strategy beyond orbit

John C. Wright, Author | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | 2020

"Since the Cold War, outer space has become of strategic importance for nations looking to seize the ultimate high ground. World powers establishing a presence there must consider, among other things, how they will conduct warfare in orbit. Lead[...]

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The development and application of china's remote sensing satellites

Hu Ruzhong, Author ; Liu Xueping, Author ; Chu Liangcai, Author ; Li Hu, Author | [S.l.] : Royal Collins Publishing Group | 2020

China is one of the world's largest users of remote sensing satellite applications. This book provides a systematic introduction to the latest developments in China's domestic remote sensing satellites as well as their ground systems, industry a[...]

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Endure : mind, body, and the curiously elastic limits of human performance

Alex Hutchinson, Author | New York : Custom House | 2018

"The capacity to endure is the key trait that underlies great performance in virtually every field--from a 100-meter sprint to a 100-mile ultramarathon, from summiting Everest to acing final exams or completing any difficult project. But what if[...]

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Fundamentals of satellite remote sensing : an environmental approach

Emilio Chuvieco, Author | [S.l.] : CRC Press | 2020

"This third edition covers the most recent advances incorporated since the publication of the previous book, relating to the acquisition and interpretation of remotely-sensed data. It includes updated EO missions, such as the third generations o[...]

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Houston, we have a narrative : why science needs story /

Randy Olson, Author | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press | 2015

Ask a scientist about Hollywood, and you'll probably get eye rolls. But ask someone in Hollywood about science, and they'll see dollar signs: moviemakers know that science can be the source of great stories, with all the drama and action that bl[...]

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Human spaceflight operations : lessons learned from 60 years in space

G. Chamitoff, Editor ; Srinivas Rao Vadali, Editor | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Library of flight | 2021

"The purpose of 'Human spaceflight operations : lessons learned from 60 years in space' is to share collective experience on human spaceflight operations. The lessons learned are applicable to anyone working in the space industry as part of a[...]

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Impossible horizon : the essence of space exploration

Jacques Arnould, Author | Adelaide : ATF Press | 2017

For a long time what we now know as 'space' was inaccessible to humans, not because it was at a height which was unattainable without the least astronautical technology or principles, but because of the cosmic and dualistic representation of rea[...]

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Polar environments and global change

Roger G. Barry, Author ; Eileen A. Hall-McKim, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2019

"The Polar regions are the 'canary in the coal mine' of climate change: they are likely to be hit the hardest and fastest. This comprehensive textbook provides an accessible introduction to the scientific study of polar environments against a ba[...]

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Post 2030-agenda and the role of space : the UN 2030 goals and their further evolution beyond 2030 for sustainable development

Annette Froehlich, Editor ; European Space Policy Institute, Author | [S.l.] : SpringerWienNewYork | Studies in space policy | 2018

"This book provides a deep insight to which extent further improvement should be envisaged to ensure and improve the sustainable development beyond 2030 (the Sustainable Development Goals is a set of 17 global goals with 169 associated targets w[...]

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Satellite-based Earth observation : trends and challenges for economy and society

Anita Rinner, Editor ; Christian Brunner, Editor ; Georg Königsberger, Editor ; Hannes Mayer, Editor | [S.l.] : Cham, Switzerland : Springer | 2018

The book focuses on the topic of trends and challenges with regards to satellite-based earth observation. Contributors include legal experts in the field and representatives from institutions such as the European Space Agency, the European Space[...]

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Social research methods

Alan Bryman, Author | Oxford : Oxford University Press | 2016

This introduction to research methods provides students and researchers with unrivaled coverage of both quantitative and qualitative methods, making it invaluable for anyone embarking on social research.

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Space 2.0 : how private spaceflight, a resurgent NASA, and international partners are creating a new space age

Rod Pyle, Author | Dallas, TX : BenBella Books | 2019

In Space 2.0, space historian Rod Pyle, in collaboration with the National Space Society, will give you an inside look at the next few decades of spaceflight and long-term plans for exploration, utilization, and settlement. No longer the exclusi[...]

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Space assets and technology for bushfire management

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2021

With specific reference to the 2019-20 Australian fire season, this reports looks at the current state of the art, key challenges, and how bushfires can be better predicted and mitigated in the future. Comparing this to the future desired state,[...]

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The space economy : from science to market

Giorgio Petroni, Author ; Barbara Bigliardi, Author | Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing | 2019

This volume deals with key issues of the space economy, defined as the full range of activities and the use of resources that create value and benefits for human beings in the course of exploring, researching, understanding, managing and utilizi[...]

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Space supporting Africa : volume 2: education and healthcare as priority areas in achieving the united nations sustainable development goals 2030

Annette Froehlich, Author ; Christoffel Kotze, Author ; André Siebrits, Author ; Annette Froehlich | [S.l.] : SpringerWienNewYork | Studies in space policy | 2021

This book addresses the need to support decision-makers across Africa by promoting awareness of the importance of space technologies and data to African development through the presentation of existing examples where space supports education and[...]

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SpaceX : from the ground up

Chris Prophet, Author | [S.l.] : Independently published | 2017

SpaceX promise to revolutionise space exploration and provide everyone the means to travel to new worlds. This is their story, all they have accomplished so far as they inexorably open the high frontier. How they survived perilous straits to eme[...]

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The test and launch control technology for launch vehicles

Zhengyu Song, Author | Berlin : Springer | 2019

This book presents technologies and solutions related to the test and launch control of rockets and other vehicles, and offers the first comprehensive and systematic introduction to the contributions of the Chinese Long March (Chang Zheng in Chi[...]

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Using medicine in science fiction : the SF writer's guide to human biology

H.G. Stratmann, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Science and fiction | 2015

This book offers a clearly written, entertaining and comprehensive source of medical information for both writers and readers of science fiction. Science fiction in print, in movies and on television all too often presents dubious or simply inco[...]

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