Mars via the Moon : the next giant leap /: the next giant leap. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Erik Seedhouse.
• Authors: Seedhouse, Erik
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Dedication; About the Author; Acronyms ; Kick-Starting the Next Giant Leap; 1: Martian Dragons; Dragon #1: radiation; Dragon #2: cataracts; Dragon #3: blindness; Dragon #4: bone loss and muscle atrophy; Dragon #5: early-onset alzheimer's and brain damage; Dragon #6: entry, descent, and landing; References; 2: Government Anchors; Lunar nations: Russia; Lunar nations: China; Phase 1: orbiting the Moon; Phase 2: landing on the surface; Phase 3: sample return; Phase 4: boots on the Moon; Lunar nations: European Space Agency (ESA); SinterHab; Lunar nations: US. Pre-emptive surgery Sterilization and related issues; Genetic testing; Getting along; Uncharted territory; Martian analog mission; Death sims; 6: Regulation; Moon Treaty; Property rights; Salvage; Commercial operations and Rules of the Road; Pollution; References; 7: Headwinds and Tailwinds; Headwinds; Grounded; Financial crisis; International Lunar Decade; Space race; Asteroid; 8: Making the Moon Pay: The Economical and Logistical Viability of Boot Prints on the Moon; Mining; Platinum; Propellant; Appendix I; Appendix II: International Lunar Decade Goals ; Epilog ; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer, Published in association with Praxis Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 629.45; Popular works; Interplanetary voyages; Space flight to the moon; Space flight to Mars; Space vehicles; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); Exploration of Mars (Planet); Interplanetary voyages; Lunar exploration; Space flight to Mars; Space flight to the moon; Space vehicles; Popular Science; Popular Science in Technology; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences; Technology & Engineering -- Aeronautics & Astronautics; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Aerospace & aviation technology; Astronautics; Astronautics; Astrophysics; Technology & Engineering -- General; Popular science; Moon -- Exploration; Mars (Planet) -- Exploration; Mars (Planet); Moon; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319218885; 3319218883
• Related ISBNs: 9783319218878; 3319218875; 9783319218878
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 10, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.