Far Beyond the Moon: A History of Life Support Systems in the Space Age

by David P. D. Munns

Book Overview

From the beginning of the space age, scientists and engineers have worked on systems to help humans survive for the astounding 28,500 days (78 years) needed to reach another planet. They've imagined and tried to create a little piece of Earth in a bubble travelling through space, inside of which people could live for decades, centuries, or even millennia. Far Beyond the Moon tells the dramatic story of engineering efforts by astronauts and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822946548
• ISBN13: 9780822946540
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"