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The Future of Human Space Exploration
Bignami, Giovanni, Sommariva, Andrea
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Description for The Future of Human Space Exploration
Hardcover. Num Pages: 217 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LBDA; PDR; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
For several decades it has been widely accepted that human space exploration is the exclusive domain of government agencies. The cost of performing such missions, estimated in multiple reports to amount to hundreds of billions dollars over decades, was far beyond what private entities could afford. That arrangement seems to be changing. Buoyed by the success of its program to develop commercial cargo capabilities to support the International Space Station, NASA is becoming increasingly open to working with the private sector in its human space exploration plans. The new private-public partnership will make 'planet hopping' feasible.
This book analyses the move ... Read more
For several decades it has been widely accepted that human space exploration is the exclusive domain of government agencies. The cost of performing such missions, estimated in multiple reports to amount to hundreds of billions dollars over decades, was far beyond what private entities could afford. That arrangement seems to be changing. Buoyed by the success of its program to develop commercial cargo capabilities to support the International Space Station, NASA is becoming increasingly open to working with the private sector in its human space exploration plans. The new private-public partnership will make 'planet hopping' feasible.
This book analyses the move ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137526571
SKU
V9781137526571
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99-15
About Bignami, Giovanni, Sommariva, Andrea
Giovanni Bignami is a member of the Accademia dei Lincei, Italy, and of the French Academy. He has held key roles in the European Space Agency, and directed the largest institute for space research in France, a country which awarded him the Legion of Honor. He was elected to the Presidency of the COSPAR (Committee on Space Research), was president ... Read more
Reviews for The Future of Human Space Exploration
“This ... book offers a thoughtful and interesting perspective on the prospects for the future of human space exploration in the Solar System and beyond. ... This is a book that will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand the potential for the human race to move beyond its current confines. Most importantly, it is founded in reality ... Read more