Making Space Happen: Private Space Ventures and the Visionaries Behind Them

Paula Berinstein

ISBN 10: 0966674839 / ISBN 13: 9780966674835

Verlag: Medford Press, 2002

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Inhaltsangabe:

Most Americans equate space exploration with NASA, but the general public is largely unaware that hundreds of passionate individuals and private organizations are working to allow ordinary people the opportunity to tour near space and to create permanent human settlements on Mars and other celestial bodies. Through a series of fascinating interviews, this book introduces the scientists, astronauts, engineers, and entrepreneurs behind the private space movement and offers a clear-eyed assessment of their prospects for success. The legal, ethical, and political challenges facing the exploitation of space resources are also explored, and issues such as environmental responsibility, safety, law enforcement, property rights, patents, and government policy are discussed.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Paula Berinstein is an avid amateur astronomer whose articles have appeared in Odyssey magazine. She is the author of Alternative Energy, Finding Statistics Online, and The Statistical Handbook on Technology. She lives in Los Angeles.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Making Space Happen: Private Space Ventures ...
Verlag: Medford Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket