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Title:
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Space, the final frontier?
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Authors:
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M. Rycroft ;
Giancarlo Genta
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-521-81403-4
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Format:
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xxvii, 401 p. / ill. / 28 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Subjects:
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Astronautics--Popular works
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Outer space--Exploration--Popular works
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Description:
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This book looks first at the progress that has already been made in our attemps to explore and expand beyond Earth.Current and past technologies and space stations are described, and the effects of the space environment on the human body are explained. A discussion of the merits of the robotic exploration of space is followed by a look at our exploration of the Moon and Mars, and exploitation of the solar system resources. Final chapters touch on propulsion methods required for leaving our solar system, and ask which of the possibilities for future space travel is most likely to succeed.
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Format :
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In print
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