Space 1.0, the final act -- A dark and forbidding place -- Why space? -- The first space age -- Destinations -- The human factor -- Space entrepreneurs --Space exploration technologies corp. -- A new space race -- Investing in space -- The space between nations -- The Russian juggernaut -- The China wildcard -- Truck stops in space -- Defending Earth -- Settling the final frontier -- A new age dawns -- Your place in space 2.0 -- Glossary.
Summary
The privatization of space exploration and the future of spaceflight is examined by an expert in the field who discusses how current research in propulsion and life support systems is triggering a new space age.