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Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration
Claude A. Piantadosi
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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 figures. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Seeking to reenergize Americans' passion for the space program, the value of further exploration of the Moon, and the importance of human beings on the final frontier, Claude A. Piantadosi presents a rich history of American space exploration and its major achievements. He emphasizes the importance of reclaiming national command of our manned program and continuing our unmanned space missions, and he stresses the many adventures that still await us in the unfolding universe. Acknowledging space exploration's practical and financial obstacles, Piantadosi challenges us to revitalize American leadership in space exploration in order to reap its scientific bounty. Piantadosi ... Read more
Seeking to reenergize Americans' passion for the space program, the value of further exploration of the Moon, and the importance of human beings on the final frontier, Claude A. Piantadosi presents a rich history of American space exploration and its major achievements. He emphasizes the importance of reclaiming national command of our manned program and continuing our unmanned space missions, and he stresses the many adventures that still await us in the unfolding universe. Acknowledging space exploration's practical and financial obstacles, Piantadosi challenges us to revitalize American leadership in space exploration in order to reap its scientific bounty. Piantadosi ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
413 g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231162432
SKU
V9780231162432
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About Claude A. Piantadosi
Claude A. Piantadosi MD is professor and director of the F. G. Hall Environmental Laboratory at Duke University. Educated at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he trained in undersea medicine and saturation diving in the U.S. Navy and in respiratory physiology and pulmonary medicine at Duke. He spent thirty years as ... Read more
Reviews for Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration
An important book by a visionary with his feet planted on the ground. Kirkus Reviews Finally, a give-it-to-me-straight account of why space exploration matters. In Mankind Beyond Earth, Claude A. Piantadosi folds together science, politics, and culture to demonstrate why a civilization without a spacefaring future is doomed to extinction.
Neil Degrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History, ... Read more
Neil Degrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History, ... Read more