Beyond our future in space

A report on humanity's imminent potential for living in space covers topics ranging from China's 2020 space station and the colonization of Mars to space-elevator innovations and the mapping of Earth-like exo-planets.

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Main Author: Impey, Chris
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:A report on humanity's imminent potential for living in space covers topics ranging from China's 2020 space station and the colonization of Mars to space-elevator innovations and the mapping of Earth-like exo-planets.
Physical Description:xii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780393239300 (hardcover)
0393239306 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Chris Impey is a distinguished professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona and the critically-acclaimed author of Beyond , How It Began , and How It Ends , and four other books, as well as two astronomy textbooks. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.