Interstellar travel. Purpose and motivations / (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Les Johnson, Kenneth Roy.
• Editors: Johnson, Les; Roy, Kenneth
• Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Exoplanets. Where shall we go? 3. Reconnaissance. Studying the target from afar 4. The Scale of the Problem. Interstellar distances and energy considerations 5. Robots, People, or Some Combination - Who or what should we send to the stars? 6. Is a solar system scale civilization a precursor to going interstellar? 7. Developing an Interstellar Capable Society 8. Long term human institutions. What price stability? 9. Evolving humanity. What will become of us? 10. Ethical considerations 11. The Fermi Paradox and Astrobiology
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (290 pages)
• Subjects: 629.45; Interstellar travel; Manned space flight
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323913614
• Related ISBNs: 9780323913607
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