Living Off the Land in Space : Green Roads to the Cosmos
- Author
- Gregory L. Matloff, Les Johnson, C. Bangs
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Social Science
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Draws parallels with the settlement of terrestrial frontiers to investigate how new space propulsion techniques may help future space settlers exploit extraterrestrial resources to establish independence from the Earth. "Living Off the Land in Space," a collaboration among two space scientists and an artist, is illuminated with many NASA-derived computer-generated images, including drawings, and presents the human (as well as the technological) side of space settlement. It will be an inspiring and indispensible source for those wishing to share in this great adventure.
Keywords: Humanities, Social Science and Law / Space Exploration / Advanced propulsion systems / Environment / Solar sails / Solar-electric rockets / Space exploration books / Space frontier / Space habitation / Space manufacturing / Space propulsion
