Title: | Mission to mars : my vision for space exploration / |
Authors: | Buzz Aldrin, Author ; Leonard David, Author |
Material Type: | eBook |
Edition statement: | 1st ed. |
Publisher: | [S.l.] : National Geographic Society, 2013 |
Format: | 1 online resource (xiii, 258 p.) / [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) |
Bibliography note: | Includes index |
Languages: | English |
Class number: | TL799.M3 |
Subjects: | Mars (Planet)--Exploration ; Mars probes ; Space colonies ; Space flight to Mars |
Description: | Buzz Aldrin speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to push the boundaries of the universe as we know it. As a pioneering astronaut who first set foot on the moon during mankind's first landing of Apollo 11-- and as an aerospace engineer who designed an orbital rendezvous technique critical to future planetary landings -- Aldrin has a vision, and in this book he plots out the path he proposes, taking humans to Mars by 2035 |
Contents note: | The view from Air Force One -- Time for decision-making : call for a unified space vision -- Your space : building the business case -- Dreams of my moon -- Voyage to Armageddon -- The march to Mars -- Homesteading the red planet -- The clarion call -- Appendix. Changing visions for space exploration |
Format : | Online |
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