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Author Piantadosi, Claude A.

Title Mankind beyond Earth : the history, science, and future of human space exploration / Claude A. Piantadosi.

Publication Info. New York : Columbia University Press, [2012]
©2012

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  629.45 PIA    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  629.45 PIANTADOSI    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  629.45 P581M    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  629.45 PI    Check Shelf
Description 279 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents A short introduction to the science of space exploration -- Part 1: hindsight and foresight. Men and machines ; A space lexicon ; The explorers ; Twentieth-century space ; Back to the moon -- Part 2: a home away from home. Living off the land ; Round and round it goes...where it stops, nobody knows ; By force of gravity ; The cosmic ray dilemma ; Tiny bubbles -- Part 3: where are we going? The case for Mars ; Big planets, dwarf planets, and small bodies ; New stars, new planets.
Subject Astronautics -- United States -- Forecasting -- Popular works.
Manned space flight -- History -- Popular works.
Outer space -- Exploration -- Popular works.
ISBN 9780231162425 cloth alkaline paper
0231162421 cloth alkaline paper
9780231531030 (e-book)
0231531036 (e-book)
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