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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     Table of Contents         Discover more across the Smithsonian     Wanjek, Christopher,     Astronautics and civilization     Interplanetary voyages     Astronautique et civilisation     Voyages interplanétaires     Astronautics and civilization     Exploration of outer space     Interplanetary voyages     Outer space     Espace extra-atmosphérique     Outer space       MARC Display

Spacefarers how humans will settle the Moon, Mars, and beyond / Christopher Wanjek   Author:  Wanjek, Christopher, 1967- author Title:  Spacefarers how humans will settle the Moon, Mars, and beyond / Christopher Wanjek Publisher:  Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press 2020 Copyright:  ©2020 Description:  389 pages illustrations 22 cm Summary:  "More than fifty years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, why is there so little human presence in space? Will we ever reach Mars? What will it take to become a multiplanet species, colonizing the solar system and traveling to other stars? Spacefarers meets these questions head on. While many books have speculated on the possibility of living beyond the Earth, few have delved into the practical challenges or plausible motives for leaving the safe confines of our home planet. Christopher Wanjek argues that there is little doubt we will be returning to the Moon and exploring Mars in the coming decades, given the potential scientific and commercial bonanza. Private industry is already taking a leading role and earning profits from human space activity. This can be, Wanjek suggests, a sustainable venture and a natural extension of earthbound science, business, and leisure. He envisions hoteling in low-earth orbit and mining, tourism, and science on the Moon. He also proposes the slow, steady development of science bases on Mars, to be followed by settlements if Martian gravity will permit reproduction and healthy child development. An appetite for wonder will take us far, but if we really want to settle new worlds, we'll need the earnest plans of engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs. Wanjek introduces us to those planners, who are striving right now to make life in space a reality"-- Bibliography Note:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-373) and index Contents:  Introduction: Pre-launch -- Living on Earth -- Check up before countdown -- Living in orbit -- Living on the Moon -- Living on asteroids -- Living on Mars -- Living in the inner and outer solar system and beyond -- Epilogue: Welcome home Local Note:  Donor Note: Ripley Endowment Subject:  Astronautics and civilization Interplanetary voyages Astronautique et civilisation Voyages interplanétaires Astronautics and civilization Exploration of outer space Interplanetary voyages Outer space -- Exploration Espace extra-atmosphérique -- Exploration Outer space ISBN:  9780674984486 067498448X Copy/Holding information Call No. Collection Barcode Status   CB440 .W36 2020 National Air and Space Museum 39088020175105 Checked In Request Copy Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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