Title:
The farthest shore : a 21st century guide to space / executive editors, Joseph N. Pelton and Angelia P. Bukley ; manuscript editor, Michael Rycroft.
Author:
Pelton, Joseph N.
Bukley, Angelia P.
Publication Information:
Burlington, Ont. : Apogee Books ; Lancaster : Gazelle [distributor], 2010.
Call Number:
QB500 .F37 2010
Abstract:
Presents a collection of essays that cover space sciences and exploration in the twenty-first century, with information on such topics as satellites, spacecraft, space missions and programs, space polity and law, and the economics of space travel.
Geographic Term:
ISBN:
9781926592077
Series:
[Apogee Books space series], 84
Apogee Books space series ; 84.
Physical Description:
416 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
General Note:
Series ISSN on t.p. verso ; series numbering on spine.
Contents:
The farthest shore : a 21st century guide to space -- Humans and space : stories, images, music, and dance / by Jim Dator -- Space stories / by Rusty Schwieckart, Jeffrey Hoffman, Eric Choi, Eric Dahlstrom, Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, and Joseph Pelton -- The future of space / by Peter Diamandis, Robert Richards and Joseph Pelton -- The universe and us / by Charles Cockell, Giovanni Fazio, Lauren Fletcher, James Green, Mikhail Marov, Chris McKay, Michael Rycroft and Isabelle Scholl -- Satellites in service to humanity / by Scott Madry and Joseph Pelton -- Systems and spacecraft / by Angie Bukley, John Connolly, Linshu He, Tarik Kaya and Kazuya Yoshida -- Space missions and programs : why and how we go to space / by Angie Bukley, Eric Choi, John Connolly, Arthur Guest, Linshu He and Kazuya Yoshida -- Space policy, law and security / by Ram Jakhu, John Logsdon and Joseph Pelton -- Life in space for life on Earth / by Gilles Clément and Douglas Hamilton -- Creating space markets : understanding the economic rationale / by Patrick Cohendet, Peter Diamandis, Ozgur Gurtuna, Walter Peeters and Vasilis Zervos -- The meaning of it all / by Joseph Pelton and Angie Bukley.
