Overview
- Details how the Moon could be used as a springboard for Solar System exploration
- Presents a realistic plan for placing and servicing telescopes on the Moon
- Highlights the use of the Moon as a base for an early warning system from which to combat threats of near-Earth objects
- Presents a realistic vision of human development and settlement of the Moon over the next one hundred years
- Explains how global living standards for the Earth can be enhanced through the use of lunar-based generated solar power
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Settlement describes feasible human settlement of the Moon in the coming century. Small scale, tele-operated and autonomous robotic in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) projects are first, followed by electric power, communication, and transportation networks manufactured from lunar resources. These infrastructure networks are field tested an commissioned in the polar regions of the Moon, and permanent human settlements are then established. Through several phases of development, the utility networks grow, and the number of permanently inhabited bases increases to inculde all areas of interest on the Moon. The book stresses that the envisioned "Planet Moon Project" will link the technological and cultural expertise of humanity to the virtually limitless resources of space. From that beginning, the people of the Earth reap substatntial benefits from space, and the human species will evolve into a spacefaring civilization.
Reviews
From the reviews of the second edition:
"This is basically a handbook describing what must be done to return to the moon, build permanent bases, and use them as a springboard for economic development such as mining, as well as to push further into the solar system and beyond. … This book … would be a valuable addition to the shelves of technical libraries, particularly those associated with schools of aeronautics, space exploration, or engineering. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (C. G. Wood, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (7), 2008)
"The Moon is a broad-scoped treatment of future lunar development, with a lot of technical information in an easy-to-read style. … this book is an interesting read for all different types of Earth-bound lunar enthusiasts. The book … briefly covering the formation, characteristics, and historical explorations of the Moon starting with Apollo. … The book has well-described ideas and illustrations for lunar development concepts. The scope includes discussion of robotics technology and its near-term application to lunar operations." (Gordon Woodcock, National Space Society, September, 2009)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Following the Apollo lunar expeditions which culminated in the exploration by the Apollo astronauts on parts of the lunar surface, humankind has not revisited the Moon since 1972. In this 21st Century the resources of humankind are now sufficiently advanced to support the global human exploration and development of the Moon. In this new Millennium several nations, including Japan and China, have stated their intention to develop a lunar base during the first half of this century.
The major themes of the 1st edition of THE MOON – Resources, Future Development and Colonization, a Wiley/Praxis title published in hardback at £34.95 in1999, which has to date sold 1200 plus, remain valid today.
For example, the Moon WILL be the next principal focus of space exploration and development, and the south polar region is increasingly likely as the first site of permanent lunar activities, as the authors predicted. Major events in space that have taken place since the publication of the 1st edition of the Moonbook.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Moon
Book Subtitle: Resources, Future Development and Settlement
Authors: David G. Schrunk, Burton L. Sharpe, Bonnie L. Cooper, Madhu Thangavelu
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73982-3
Publisher: Praxis New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Praxis 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-36055-3Published: 04 October 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-73982-3Published: 27 November 2007
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XLVI, 261
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Planetology