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Humans in Space

21st Century Frontiers

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. The Shores of Space

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-4
    2. The Next Frontier?

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 5-24
    3. The Exploring Spirit

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 25-43
    4. Exploration

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 45-66
    5. Thirty Years Into Space

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 67-85
  3. Living in Space in the 21st Century

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-89
    2. The Joys of Space Life

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 91-102
    3. The Dangers of Spaceflight

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 103-122
    4. The Necessities of Life

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 123-139
  4. Space Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-144
    2. Getting around the Inner Solar System

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 145-164
    3. The Moon

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 165-178
    4. Near-Earth Asteroids

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 179-197
    5. Mars

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 199-223
    6. Where Do We Go From Here?

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 225-237
  5. What Will We Be Doing in Space?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-242
    2. Space Industrialization

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 243-261
    3. The Military Uses of Outer Space

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 263-280
    4. Exploration of the Near and Distant Universe

      • Harry L. Shipman
      Pages 281-289

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Humans in Space

  • Book Subtitle: 21st Century Frontiers

  • Authors: Harry L. Shipman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6104-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Harry L. Shipman 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43171-5Published: 01 January 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6104-4Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 351

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, R & D/Technology Policy

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