Living Off the Land in Space: Green Roads to the Cosmos

by C. Bangs, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff, et al.

Book Overview

This book presents a visionary concept for future development of space travel. It describes the enabling technology for future propulsion concepts and demonstrates how mankind will 'live off the land in space' in migration from Earth. For the next few millennia at least (barring breakthroughs), the human frontier will include the solar system and the nearest stars. Will it be better to settle the Moon, Mars, or a nearby asteroid and what environments...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387360549
• ISBN13: 9780387360546
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Copernicus Books
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"