Turning dust to gold : building a future on the Moon and Mars
Title:
Turning dust to gold : building a future on the Moon and Mars
Author:
Benaroya, Haym, 1954-
ISBN:
9781441908704
Publication Information:
New York : Springer, 2010
Physical Description:
xiii, 402 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Go west ... settle space -- A short retrospective of our recent history in space -- Bootstrapping a lunar civilization -- Extraterrestrial tourism -- Lunar bases -- An early design and its construction -- ISRU for construction -- Biological issues -- Getting there -- Science and commerce -- Additional visions -- Mars 2034-2169 -- Issues for the next generation.
Subject:
| Space colonies |
| Space colonies -- Fiction |
| Space colonies -- Forecasting |
| Astronautics and civilization |
| Space tourism |
| Moon -- Exploration |
| Mars (Planet) -- Exploration |