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Humans in Outer Space - Interdisciplinary Odysseys

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Editors:
  1. Luca Codignola
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  2. Kai-Uwe Schrogl
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  3. Agnieszka Lukaszczyk
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  4. Nicolas Peter
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  • unique interdisciplinary approach to space matters
  • perspectives by prominent experts
  • bridge between hard sciences, social sciences and humanities
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Studies in Space Policy (STUDSPACE, volume 1)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  3. Can We Compare?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Summary

      • Monique van Donzel
      Pages 57-58

    3. Inter caetero and outer space: some rules of engagement

      • James Muldoon
      Pages 59-68

    4. Celestial bodies: Lucy in the sky

      • Gísli Pálsson
      Pages 69-81

    5. Why we had better drop analogies when discussing the role of humans in space

      • Sven Grahn
      Pages 82-89

  4. ’Spatiality’ — Space As A Source of Inspiration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Summary

      • Olivier Francis
      Pages 93-93

    3. Missing the impossible: how we talk and write about space

      • Ulrike Landfester
      Pages 94-106

    4. Towards a new inspiring era of collaborative space exploration

      • Nicolas Peter
      Pages 107-118

  5. First Odyssey: Humans in Earth Orbit: what Effect does It Have?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Summary

      • Marcel Egli
      Pages 121-123

    3. With the eyes of an astronaut

      • Claude Nicollier
      Pages 124-127
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About this book

Humans and space When faced with the issue of space exploration, one generally has an idea of the ?elds of study and disciplines that are involved: technology, physics and chemistry, robotics, astronomy and planetary science, space biology and medicine, disciplines which are usually referred to as the ?sciences?. In recent discussions, the human element of space exploration has attracted more and more the interest of the space sciences. As a consequence, adjacent disciplines have gained in relevance in space exploration and space research, in times when human space ?ights are almost part of everyday life. These disciplines include psychology and sociology, but also history, philosophy, anthropology, cultural studies, political sciences and law. The cont- bution of knowledge in these ?elds plays an important role in achieving the next generation of space exploration, where humans will resume exploring the Moon and, eventually, Mars,and wherespacetourism isbeginningtobedeveloped. With regard to technology, one might soon be prepared for this. Much less is this the case with space exploration by humans, rather than by robots. Robotic explorations to other planets across the solar system have developed in the past 50 years, since the beginning of the ?space age? with the presence of humans in nearby space and the landing on the Moon. Space exploration is now not only focused on technological achievements,asitsdevelopmentalsohassocial,culturalandeconomicimpacts. This makes human space exploration a topic to address in a cross-disciplinary manner.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Humans in Outer Space - Interdisciplinary Odysseys

  • Editors: Luca Codignola, Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Agnieszka Lukaszczyk, Nicolas Peter

  • Series Title: Studies in Space Policy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-87465-3

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Vienna 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-211-87464-6Published: 21 October 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-211-99944-8Published: 28 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-211-87465-3Published: 18 June 2009

  • Series ISSN: 1868-5307

  • Series E-ISSN: 1868-5315

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 246

  • Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Political Science

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