Title:
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Turning dust to gold : building a future on the Moon and Mars
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Authors:
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Haym Benaroya
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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New York, NY : Springer, 2010
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-1-4419-0870-4
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Size:
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xiii, 402 p., [16] p. of plates / ill. (some col.) / 25 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographic references and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL795.7
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Subjects:
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Astronautics and civilization
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Mars (Planet)--Exploration
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Moon--Exploration
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Space colonies
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Space colonies--Fiction
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Space colonies--Forecasting
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Space tourism
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Description:
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The book is a journey in our potential future: it discusses the planning and building of capabilities for manned space flight and settlement, describes the evolution of humanity on the moon, Mars and beyond and shows that scientific and engineering understanding and capabilities are already ahead science-fiction.
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