Making Space Happen Private Space Ventures and the Visionaries Behind Them

Name: Making Space Happen Private Space Ventures and the Visionaries Behind Them
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ISBN: 9781937289973

ISBN-10: 1937289974

ISBN-13: 9781937289973

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Authors: Paula Berinstein, Fiorella Terenzi

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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…

Book details

List price: $9.99
Publisher: Plexus Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2002
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 540
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.09" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English