Space science Books
Headline Publishing Group The Year in Space
Book SynopsisIs it possible for humans to live on other planets?What will happen on the next mission to the Moon?And was there really once life on Mars?Brought to you by the infectiously enthusiastic team behind The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society, The Year in Space highlights the most exciting space news from the past twelve months and looks forward to the year ahead. Packed with features, interviews, in-depth explainers and stunning photography, it covers everything from the extraordinary new images from the James Webb telescope to the search for extraterrestrial life. You''ll also find practical tips on what to look out for in the night sky in 2023. Fun, engaging and accessible, this is essential reading for every space enthusiast.Trade ReviewEverything you could possibly want to know about recent space science accomplishments. Expertly delivered with a human touch. * Professor Lucie Green *What a superb astronomical companion book this is. A fantastic snapshot and collection of all our astro and space travel events in this feverishly busy chapter we're travelling through! A fascinating and accessible read that shows what a hugely inspiring period this is, consolidating our place ever further into space. * Jon Culshaw *
£14.24
Workman Publishing First Contact
£21.75
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press For All Mankind
Book SynopsisUpdated with a new introduction by the author for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, For All Mankind is both an extraordinary adventure story and an important historical document.Between December 1968 and December 1972, twenty-four men captured the imagination of the world as they voyaged to the moon. In For All Mankind, Harry Hurt presents a dramatic, engrossing and expansive account of those journeys. Based on extensive research and exclusive interviews with the Apollo astronauts, For All Mankind remains one of the most comprehensive and revealing firsthand accounts of space travel ever assembled. In their own words, the astronauts share the sights, sounds, thoughts, fears, hopes and dreams they experienced during their incredible voyages. In a compelling narrative structured as one trip to the moon, Harry Hurt recounts all the drama and danger of the lunar voyages, from the anxiety of the astronauts' prelaunch procedures through the euphoria of touchdown on the lunar surface.
£10.44
Chicago Review Press The Last American Hero: The Remarkable Life of
Book SynopsisOn February 20, 1962, John Glenn became a national star. That morning at Cape Canaveral, the small-town boy from Ohio took his place atop a rocket and soared into space. He became celebrated in all corners of the world as not just the first American to orbit the Earth, but as the first space traveler to take the human race with him. Refusing to let that dramatic day define his life, he went on to become a four-term US senator—and returned to space at the age of seventy-seven. The Last American Hero is a stunning examination of the layers that formed the man: a hero of the Cold War, a two-time astronaut, a veteran senator, a devoted husband and father, and much more. At a time when an increasingly cynical world needs heroes, John Glenn’s aura burns brightly in American memory.Trade Review"Alice George's superbly written biography provides a fair, accurate, and insightful account of all John Glenn's careersas Marine pilot, astronaut, politician, and American hero." Michael J. Neufeld, curator at the National Air and Space Museum and author of Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War"John H. Glenn Jr.United States Marine, combat pilot, Mercury and shuttle astronaut, US senator from Ohioa 'Greatest Generation' American and hero." Rudy deLeon, former Deputy Secretary of Defense"Today, it seems, we cherish our cinema superheroes, forgetting that people like John Glenn used to walk among usand probably still do." Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist American Museum of Natural History, Author of Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier"Alice George has the 'Right Stuff' to tell the amazing tale of this extraordinary fighter pilot, astronaut, and US senator." Ron Grimes, John Glenn's Senate Legislative Director"A well-informed biography that presents its subject in a golden light." Kirkus Reviews" Time's "Colonel Wonderful" receives a new biographical treatment in The Last American Hero , which positions him as an adventurer, a statesman, and a role model." Foreword Reviews"George ( Awaiting Armageddon , 2006) scrupulously details Glenn's transformation from his Ohio farm upbringing." Booklist
£25.60
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Message: A
Book SynopsisThrough cosmic communication, learn how these mysterious beings may hold the key to our spiritual evolution. UFOs and the Extra-terrestrial Message reveals how UFOs are much more than strange shapes in the sky; they may be part of a multi-dimensional universe, which has become a common concept in everything from quantum physics to sci-fi blockbusters. String theory, hyperspace and dark matter have led physicists to realise that the three dimensions we thought described the universe aren't enough – there may actually be numerous dimensions. As this possibility evolves, the real prospect of meeting our extra-terrestrial neighbours emerges. From ancient texts to little-known eyewitness accounts, Richard explores the evidence of extraterrestrial life. He also looks at X-file exposés, fascinating personal experiences of alien contact, channelled messages from cosmic beings – and shows how these messages hold the key to our spiritual advancement and even to world peace.
£9.49
Springer ESA Science Programme Missions
Book Synopsis1 The ESA Science Programme.- 2 ESA Mission Publications and Their Impact.- 3 Payload Provision to the ESA Science Programme.- 4 XMM-Newton Observing Time Proposals.- 5 INTEGRAL Observing Time Proposals.- 6 Herschel Observing Time Proposals.- 7 Conclusions.
£40.49
Taschen GmbH Mailer MoonFire Die legendre Reise der Apollo 11
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£18.00
Vitra Design Museum Space Fantasies 1:1: R. F. Collection
Book SynopsisPresented in this oversize publication are 146 aerospace-related toys from the collection of Rolf Fehlbaum, Vitra’s chairman emeritus and the founder of Vitra Design Museum. Toys related to space exploration—rockets, robots and astronaut figurines—exploded in popularity in the 1930s with the success of space opera comic strips such as Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, which portrayed postwar fantasies of untold technological possibilities. From there, sci-fi only gained a wider audience as the Soviet/American space race began and people of all ages turned their gazes skywards to wonder about what marvels may exist beyond Earth’s orbit. The toys in this volume are shown at their original size with the available packaging, organised into ten categories and arranged in chronological order by their manufacture dates. Some of the toys depict amusing conjectures for the future of aeronautical exploration such as space dogs, space elephants and even a space whale, while others are more realistic replicas of rockets in miniature. Infused with an undeniable nostalgia, this collection maintains the childlike wonder of the toys’ initial audiences and invites present-day readers to both reflect on the era’s technological advancements and look to the future for what discoveries may still be on the horizon.
£152.00
Pearson Education Introduction to Space Flight
Book Synopsis For introductory course in space flight dynamics. A self-contained, integrated introduction to the performance aspects of flight — how to get into space, how to get around in space, and how to return to Earth or land on another planet (as opposed to specialized areas of life support, guidance and control, or communications).Table of Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Two-Body Orbital Mechanics. 3. Geocentric Orbits and Trajectories. 4. Time of Flight. 5. Interplanetary Tranfers. 6. Vehicle and Booster Performance. 7. Atmospheric Entry. 8. Orbital Elements and Earth Tracks. 9. The Ballistic Missile. 10. Attitude Dynamics and Control. Appendix A: Some Useful Vector Operations. Appendix B: Planetary Values. Appendix C: Additional Illustrations. Selected References. Index.
£173.56
The University of Chicago Press For the Love of Mars
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Shindell describes his book as ‘the history of human ideas about Mars’, and he thoughtfully follows its winding path through religion, literature and pop culture. . . . [He] persuasively argues that Mars is most instructive when it sheds light on how we see ourselves.” * New York Times *“[Shindell’s] fascinating narrative details how today’s discussions have been conditioned by distant antecedents. The book is a compact yet expansive survey, delving judiciously into the histories of religion and science, mass culture and popular literature, the Cold War and the Space Race—highlighting past mistakes and commending new possibilities.” * Wall Street Journal *"Shindell crafts a human-centered history of an alien world. For the Love of Mars offers a readable history of speculation and exploration about Mars, beginning with the skywatchers of ancient Mayan, Chinese, and Babylonian civilizations and ending with the scientists and engineers who work on current robotic missions." * Science *“Armchair astronomers and history buffs alike will find this to be a fresh and engaging account.” * Booklist *"This insightful history will charm readers of popular science, science fiction, and history." * Library Journal *"Shindell describes efforts to understand a celestial body closer to home, tracing the red planet’s evolution in the popular imagination." * Publishers Weekly *“If you want to be surprised and inspired by humankind’s fascination with the Red Planet, For the Love of Mars is a great read.” * BBC Sky at Night Magazine *“This is the right voice to bring Mars vividly to life. Shindell’s history of what we know about the red planet goes beyond Western ideas, bringing valuable knowledge from many times, places, and cultures both into our view and into rich conversation. Its diverse perspectives and cast of characters make For the Love of Mars an essential read.” * Janet Vertesi, author of Shaping Science: Organizations, Decisions, and Culture on NASA’s Teams *“Through a wonderful combination of scholarly scientific research and thoughtful humanist perspective, Shindell’s For the Love of Mars provides a delightfully educational and entertaining history of our exploration of the red planet.” * Jim Bell, Mars researcher and coauthor of Discovering Mars: A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet *“Shindell has done the impossible: setting out the long history of human engagement with the red planet over thousands of years in a single book. For the Love of Mars is compelling reading for anyone who has ever looked at, or even just wondered about, the fourth world from the sun and whether we'll set foot on it someday.” * Robert Massey, deputy executive director of the Royal Astronomical Society *"Humans are unsettled by incomplete data, unanswered questions. Show us objects in the night sky, and we create worlds. So it has been with Mars, conspicuous to us Earthbound gazers as one of the heavenly bodies that wanders from place to place against the backdrop of the stars. . . . a world that could share features with our own, as images of the known and unknown were both refashioned through intertwined changes in observation, understanding, exploration and belief. It’s that long evolution of ideas – not yet concluded – that Matthew Shindell relates in this compact survey." * The Arts Desk *"More than justifies itself as ‘another book about Mars’ in exploring the planet from a distinct and thought-provoking perspective." * E&T *"By focusing on the diverse human stories behind the telescopes and behind the robots we know and love, Shindell shows how Mars exploration has evolved in ways that have also expanded knowledge about other facets of the universe. Captained by an engaging and erudite expert, For the Love of Mars is a captivating voyage through time and space for anyone curious about Curiosity and the red planet." * Sandbox World *"Because of its visibility and striking color, everyone from Mayan priests to modern scientists have sought to center [Mars] in some way in human life. In this book, Shindell explores the ways our curiosity and subsequent exploration of the planet has led us to understanding the rest of our world as well." * Bookriot *"Historians of science are already well-acquainted with Mars’ centrality to science itself, as the Red Planet’s retrograde motion through the night sky led Renaissance and Enlightenment astronomers to toss out the wisdom of the Greeks and map out a series of laws of motion we now call physics. Science, though, is only part of this story: faith, fear, imperialism, and demonstrations of national prowess all figure in Shindell’s stories of Martian exploration, from the construction of telescopes to the landing of rovers on the Martian surface and preparations for future human settlement." * Quest *"By focusing on the diverse human stories behind the telescopes and behind the robots we know and love, the author shows how Mars exploration has evolved in ways that have also expanded knowledge about other facets of the universe. This book is a captivating voyage through time and space for anyone curious about Curiosity and the Red Planet." * LPIB *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Prologue: Mars in the Time of COVID-19 Introduction: Keeping Up with Mars 1 Mars and the Cosmic State 2 Mars in the Medieval Imagination 3 Restructuring the World 4 The Making of Modern Mars 5 Cold War Red Planet 6 Mars and the New Millennium Conclusion: The Human Future of Mars? Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£19.00
Columbia University Press Asias Space Race
Book SynopsisJames Clay Moltz explores efforts by China, Japan, India, South Korea, and ten other countries to boost their civil, commercial, and, in some cases, military profiles in orbit. He investigates these nations’ divergent goals and their tendency to focus on national solutions rather than on regionwide cooperation and multilateral initiatives.Trade ReviewClay Moltz's masterful survey of rapidly developing Asian space programs sheds new light on the complex economic, military, and political forces driving them. The significance of Asian space efforts extends beyond immediate technical and scientific achievements and foreshadows the future of international cooperation and competition across the Asia-Pacific region. -- Scott Pace, director, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University Asian states are latecomers to space, yet their collective choices will shape the space environment in the twenty-first century. Clay Moltz has written a theoretically informed, comparative book that expertly analyzes the strategic, economic, and domestic factors driving Asian states into space. He highlights the national and regional dynamics that are making space an increasingly 'congested, contested, and competitive environment,' but also identifies common interests and incentives that could support more cooperative outcomes. A must-read for space experts and Asia specialists alike. -- Phillip C. Saunders, National Defense University, coauthor of The Paradox of Power: Sino-American Strategic Restraint in an Era of Vulnerability As humankind enters a new and more globalized spacefaring era, many hope outer space can become a commons for cooperation. Yet Asian space powers risk a more divisive and destabilizing prospect: an Asian space race. In this exceptional book, Clay Moltz provides the best read available to describe and explain the remarkably dynamic, increasingly crowded, and troublingly competitive field of Asian civil, commercial, and military space activity and presents a range of well-reasoned policy prescriptions for a stronger and more effective regime for space security among Asian powers and their neighbors, especially the United States. -- Bates Gill, director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), and coeditor of Governing the Bomb: Civilian Control and Democratic Accountability of Nuclear Weapons Serious followers of space technology and politics will find his analysis invaluably informative. Booklist Offering readers unfamiliar with international space politics an alarming picture of the hidden but turbulent developments in Asia, this book is recommended for serious readers in international relations and policymaking.Library Journal Library Journal Moltz deftly melds technological expertise with history and political analysis. -- Andrew J. Nathan Foreign Affairs ...the book should be on the 'must-read' list of senior and mid-level officer education programs...a highly useful primer on the nexus of space technology and geopolitics. -- Lieutenant Colonel Brian Hanley, U.S. Air Force (retired) Proceedings This articulate, comprehensive book provides illuminating insight into a region on the space-power fast track. -- Col Richard B. Van Hook, USAF Air Force Research Institute Book Reviews Asia's Space Race gives readers a succinct overview of a substantial amount of consequential material, especially trends in space...Moltz's book is a must-read for those who need to quickly get smart on the subject of space. -- Joan Johnson-Freese Nonproliferation Review ...a valuable resource both for readers new to the field of Asian space policy and to those seeking a comparative analysis of individual national programmes. -- Columba Peoples Space Policy His thoughtful examination exposes how economic and political competition among Asian nations has released new 'forces that have made space a very different and more complicated environment than it was during the cold war' -- James Matray H-Diplo ...important analysis, well designed for classroom use and also for general readers. -- Roger D. Launius Quest This book is unique for telling the story of the race from a comparative perspective. SurvivalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction. Asia's New Presence in Space 1. Asian Space Developments: Motivations and Trends 2. The Japanese Space Program: Moving Toward "Normalcy" 3. The Chinese Space Program: From Turbulent Past to Promising Future 4. The Indian Space Program: Rising to a Challenge 5. The South Korean Space Program: Emerging from Dependency 6. Emerging Asian Space Programs: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam 7. Asia's Space Race: Implications for Regional and Global Policy Notes Index
£69.26
Indiana University Press UFOs Chemtrails and Aliens
Book SynopsisTrade Review"UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens is a model of scientific reasoning, rational analysis, and elegant prose that reveals a phenomenon every bit as interesting as the possibility of alien life landing here on Earth or existing somewhere out there in the cosmos-the fact that we can conceive of such a concept, study it scientifically, and understand that we are part of the universe as evolved sentient beings capable of such sublime thought." -Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazineTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrologue: Consider the Following1. Science and the Paranormal2. The Believing Brain3. Area 51: What is Really Going on in There?4. The Roswell Incident: What Really Happened?5. Close Encounters of the Second Kind: Physical Evidence of Alien Contact6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Direct Encounters with Aliens7. Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: Alien Abduction8. The Mythos of Ancient Aliens 9. Praying to Aliens10. Ancient Myths and Modern Media11. Cloud's Illusions12. Are They Out There?13. Why Do People Believe in UFOs and Aliens?14. The VerdictNotesIndex
£20.89
University of Washington Press Planetary Systems from the Ancient Greeks to
Book SynopsisHowever deficient by modern standards was the astronomical knowledge of early astronomers, one never ceases to wonder at the precision of their results, derived from inaccurate observations made with naked eye or with crude instruments. This book describes the technical models whereby astronomers prior to Newton accounted for their observations.
£68.26
Yale University Press Asteroids
Book SynopsisA unique, wide-ranging examination of asteroid exploration and our future in spaceTrade Review“A fascinating and at times surprising read, packed with useful information and benefitting from Elvis’s personal accounts throughout. . . . Written in an engaging and entertaining style, readers will find it hard to put down.”—BBC Sky at Night“Elvis gives us a lot of food for thought. It’s not what I expected but a whole lot more and is highly recommended.”—Kevin J Kilburn, Astronomy NowCHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2022“Martin Elvis gives a fascinating survey of all the reasons why asteroids are interesting. He’s not only an expert, but a fluent and entertaining writer.”—Martin Rees, author of On the Future and Just Six Numbers“A lively and engaging writer, Martin Elvis shows us why it will take much more than drilling equipment and spaceships to mine asteroids—and to do it the right way.”—Frank White, author of The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution“A delightful trip around the solar system’s most dangerous and useful objects, leftovers from the beginning, causes of mass extinctions, and a chance for space trillionaires. Well done!”—John Mather, author of The Very First Light; Nobel Prize laureate (physics), 2006“A lively, comprehensive vision of future knowledge, technologies and wealth creation in our solar system. A great read for lovers of astronomy and astronautics, long-term investors, and venture capitalists with nerves of steel.”—Sir Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief, Springer Nature“Asteroids is a unique and compelling read, exploring the science of asteroids, space travel, and astronomy, and providing a fascinating study of the practical and financial benefits of asteroid research.”—Gregory J. Gbur, author of Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
£21.38
John Wiley & Sons Inc Deep Space Network Data Types 3 JPL DeepSpace
Book SynopsisFormulation for Observed and Computed Values of Deep Space Network Data Types for Navigation documents the formation of the Regres of the Orbit Determination Program (ODP) of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Program Regres calculates the computed values of observed quantities (e.g.Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Time Scales and Time Differences. Planetary Ephemeris, Small-Body Ephemeris, and Satellite Ephemerides. Spacecraft Ephemeris and Partials File. Geocentric Space-Fixed Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Vectors of Tracking Station. Space-Fixed Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Vectors of a Landed Spacecraft Relative to Center of Mass of Planet, Planetary System, or the Moon. Algorithms for Computing ET-TAI. Light-Time Solution. Angles. Media and Antenna Corrections. Calculation of Precision Light Times and Quasar Delays. Partial Derivatives of Precision Light Times and Quasar Delays. Observables. References. Acronyms. Index.
£217.76
Harvard University Press Exoplanets
Book SynopsisAstronomers have recently discovered thousands of exotic planets that orbit stars throughout our Milky Way galaxy. With his characteristic wit and style, Donald Goldsmith shows how these observations have already broadened our planetary horizons, and tells us what may come next, including the ultimate discovery: life beyond our home planet.Trade ReviewIn terms of what’s out there, how we discovered it, and how that’s changed our view and understanding of the planets out there in the Universe, Exoplanets by Donald Goldsmith does a remarkable job of covering what we know, how we learned it, what it means and what comes next. We are closer than we’ve ever been for discovering the first evidence of life in another Solar System. Come learn where we are on that quest with this book. -- Ethan Siegel * Forbes *How do alien, faraway worlds reveal their existence to Earthlings? Let Donald Goldsmith count the ways. As an experienced astronomer and a gifted storyteller, he is the perfect person to chronicle the ongoing hunt for planets of other stars. Notwithstanding the grandeur of his subject—an age-old human question now become an active quest—Goldsmith treats the search for other worlds with wisdom, wit, and an often thrilling choice of words. -- Dava Sobel, author of The Glass UniverseWere you fortunate enough to have a favorite aunt, or a particularly great teacher, who could explain complicated ideas in a way that helped you understand them, and made you want to know more? That's the role Donald Goldsmith plays in his delightful new book. In the past few decades, scientists have discovered myriad worlds that are like and unlike those we are familiar with. Goldsmith brings the reader up close and personal, inviting us to explore many of these systems and their discoverers. He helps us understand what we know and what we have yet to uncover, how we came to be here, and what the chances are for life beyond Earth. -- Jill Tarter, Chair Emeritus for SETI Research, SETI InstituteFor centuries humans have speculated about worlds beyond our solar system and life beyond Earth. In just the last few decades astronomers have discovered that most stars have planets, and that many of these planets could be habitable. Goldsmith recounts this stunning transformation in our cosmic understanding in a book that is comprehensive yet concise, and that prepares readers for the breakthroughs to come, including—perhaps within our lifetime—the discovery of credible evidence that we are not alone. -- Richard Tresch Fienberg, Press Officer, American Astronomical Society[Goldsmith] recounts early efforts to detect planets outside our solar system and explains the breakthroughs in detection methods that enabled astronomers to find the first exoplanets. He also gives an informative account of where known exoplanets are and what they might be like, along with a tantalizing glimpse at what might come next for astronomers as they search beyond the solar system’s bounds. -- Melinda Baldwin * Physics Today *
£18.86
Princeton University Press Quaternions and Rotation Sequences
Book SynopsisIntroduces quaternions for scientists and engineers, and shows how they can be used in a variety of practical situations. This book is primarily an exposition of the quaternion, a 4-tuple, and its primary application in a rotation operator. It also presents the conventional and familiar 3 x 3 (9-element) matrix rotation operator.Trade Review"This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in three-dimensional geometry. It is a competent and comprehensive survey... This book is unique in that it is probably the only modern book to treat quaternions seriously... A valuable asset."--Aeronautical Journal "[A] splendid book ... everything one could wish for in a primer. It is also beautifully set out with an attractive layout, clear diagrams, and wide margins with explanatory notes where appropriate. It must be strongly recommended to all students of physics, engineering or computer science."--Peter Rowlands, Contemporary PhysicsTable of ContentsList of FiguresAbout This BookAcknowledgements1Historical Matters32Algebraic Preliminaries133Rotations in 3-space454Rotation Sequences in R[superscript 3]775Quaternion Algebra1036Quaternion Geometry1417Algorithm Summary1558Quaternion Factors1779More Quaternion Applications20510Spherical Trigonometry23511Quaternion Calculus for Kinematics and Dynamics25712Rotations in Phase Space27713A Quaternion Process30314Computer Graphics333Further Reading and References365Index367
£78.20
Princeton University Press The Visioneers
Book SynopsisIn 1969, Princeton physicist Gerard O'Neill began looking outward to space colonies as the new frontier for humanity's expansion. Eric Drexler, an MIT-trained engineer, turned his attention to the molecular world. This title tells the story of how these scientists designed popularized technologies such as space colonies and nanotechnologies.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2014 Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize, History of Science Society Winner of the 2012 Eugene E. Emme Award for Astronautical Literature, American Astronautical Society "In his fascinating new book, McCray profiles the larger-than-life characters and ideas that changed science and technology in the second half of the 20th century and beyond. The author describes the titular visioneers as 'hybrids'--creative combinations of futurist, scientist, and charismatic promoter. At the center of this story are physicist Gerard O'Neill and biotech pioneer K. Eric Drexler... McCray, a professor of history at UC Santa Barbara, discusses how O'Neill's vision of space as a tabula rasa for the human race spurred the formation of grassroots groups like the L5 Society and captured the imaginations of many young scientists and engineers like Drexler, as well as influential figures like Stewart Brand and Timothy Leary. Considered together, they 'took speculative ideas out of the hands of sci-fi writers' and had an enormous impact on generations of people, science, and political policy."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "McCray focuses on Gerard K. O'Neill, the Princeton physicist and designer of space colonies, and on his protege, K. Eric Drexler, the 'speculative engineer' trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge who helped to put nanotechnology on political agendas in the early 1990s. Along the way, McCray introduces a large and colourful cast of others who, over four decades, promoted technological progress as the way to overcome every limit... McCray's book is especially convincing in following the various movements that arose in reaction to the Club of Rome's 1972 book (The Limits of Growth)... McCray's argument that visioneers play an important part in the 'technological ecosystem' is also compelling."--Cyrus Mody, Nature "The overarching narrative of The Visioneers--that of humankind's struggle against limits real and imagined--is compelling, and no less so because of how effectively it reflects the questions of technology surrounding today's big fears like peak oil and global warming... [The Visioneers] is an extremely edifying and well-researched history. Recommended for technology buffs, doomsayers, and anyone with an interest in the intersection of science, technology, and society."--ForeWord "[A] thoughtful, meticulous history."--Simon Ings, New Scientist "I recommend McCray's The Visioneers to all readers interested recent history of science in the making and, more generally, in the place of science in society. The marketing of science is entering a new era and many of the visioneers described by McCray may be seen as the first of a wave of new kind of figures in the history of science, both technoscientists and visionary promoters."--Roger F Malina, Leonardo Journal "McCray's narrative is often fascinating. He connects interest in space colonies with a pervasive fear in the 1970s that unchecked population growth would precipitate an apocalyptic environmental crisis on Planet Earth."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Tulsa World "Remember the late 20th century? When machines on the moon were spitting 10-pound spoonfuls of soil into orbit every few seconds, as raw material for space colonies and zero-gravity factories? When solar panels in orbit were beaming down the planet's power supply? When we were manufacturing everything we wanted, molecule by molecule, via machines smaller than the smallest objects we previously knew? In The Visioneers, the UC-Santa Barbara historian W. Patrick McCray revisits the birth and growth of those futures--or rather, those concepts of the future, which haven't (yet) come true... [W]ell-detailed."--Brian Doherty, Reason "[M]cCray focuses on the public relations efforts of [Gerard O'Neil and Eric Drexler] and how their agenda helped shape the national agenda for science and technology research and reveals how these visionaries worked tirelessly to make their dreams a reality. Recommended for readers with an interest in the history of science, especially in the space exploration or nanotechnology fields."--Library Journal "McCray skilfully weaves a narrative between O'Neill and Drexler in what is a superb and important book."--Keith Cooper, Astronomy Now "[H]istorians of contemporary science, technology and popular culture--in addition to a wide non-academic audience--will find much to savour in this rich and well-written book."--Peder Roberts, British Journal for the History of Science "In this engaging, highly detailed and meticulously researched account of late twentieth century technological dreaming and development, McCray ... does an impressive job of assembling a wealth of information and analysis of a particular period of futures-making in America's recent past... For those interested in the extensive early efforts to identify, consolidate and promote the nanotechnology field (or for that matter, space settlement), this book will provide a treasure trove of information and insight."--Georgia Miller, Nanoethics "The book is a worthy contribution to a growing historiography of the sprawling intellectual and cultural spaces that have existed around the edges of mainstream science and technology."--William Thomas, Technology & Culture "Brilliantly researched."--Brian Jirout, Oral History ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Visioneering Technological Futures 1 Chapter 1 Utopia or Oblivion for Spaceship Earth? 20 Chapter 2 The Inspiration of Limits 40 Chapter 3 Building Castles in the Sky 73 Chapter 4 Omnificent 113 Chapter 5 Could Small Be Beautiful? 146 Chapter 6 California Dreaming 183 Chapter 7 Confirmation, Benediction, and Inquisition 222 Chapter 8 Visioneering's Value 258 A Note on Sources 277 Notes 281 Index 325
£22.50
Princeton University Press The First Galaxies in the Universe
Book SynopsisSuitable for students and researchers on early galaxies, this title offers an introduction to frontiers in astrophysics: the quest to understand how the oldest and most distant galaxies in our universe first formed. It bridges the gap between theory and observation.Trade Review"Loeb and Furlanetto, highly respected experts in the field, have written an up-to-date book that explores the early stages of the universe from the big bang through the formation of the first stars and galaxies."--Choice "[R]eaders who are genuinely into the subject will take pleasure in reading this book, even if they already know some of the analyses presented in the more basic chapters."--B. Ishak, Contemporary Physics "Everybody who is interested in the topics such as formation and evolution of the first Galaxies, black Holes, Sun and Earth in the Universe will benefit from this book."--Gasanbek T. Arazov, Zentralblatt MATH "[G]raduate students or senior undergraduates will find The First Galaxies in the Universe a thorough introduction to the topic. Interested professionals will find it a helpful entry point to the specialist literature on one of the most exciting frontiers in astrophysics."--Jason Tumlinson, Physics TodayTable of ContentsPreface xi PART I. FUNDAMENTALS OF STRUCTURE FORMATION 1 Chapter 1 Introduction and Cosmological Background 3 *1.1 Preliminary Remarks 3 *1.2 Standard Cosmological Model 5 *1.3 Milestones in Cosmic Evolution 15 *1.4 Most Matter Is Dark 20 Chapter 2 Linear Growth of Cosmological Perturbations 25 *2.1 Growth of Linear Perturbations 25 *2.2 The Thermal History during the Dark Ages 35 Chapter 3 Nonlinear Structure and Halo Formation 41 *3.1 Spherical Collapse 41 *3.2 Cosmological Jeans Mass 45 *3.3 Halo Properties 51 *3.4 Abundance of Dark Matter Halos 56 *3.5 Halo Clustering in Linear Theory 65 *3.6 The Nonlinear Power Spectra of Dark Matter and Galaxies 68 *3.7 Numerical Simulations of Structure Formation 78 Chapter 4 The Intergalactic Medium 92 *4.1 The Cosmic Web 92 *4.2 Lyman-alpha Absorption in the Intergalactic Medium 95 *4.3 Theoretical Models of the Lyman-alpha Forest 100 *4.4 The Metagalactic Ionizing Background 114 *4.5 The Helium-Ionizing Background 120 *4.6 Metal-Line Systems 121 *4.7 The Lyman-alpha Forest at z > 5 125 PART II. THE FIRST STRUCTURES 131 Chapter 5 The First Stars 133 *5.1 From Virialized Halos to Protostars 136 *5.2 From Protostars to Stars 144 *5.3 The Second Generation of Stars: "Population III.2" 157 *5.4 Properties of the First Stars 163 *5.5 The End States of Population III Stars 168 *5.6 Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Brightest Explosions 170 Chapter 6 Stellar Feedback and Galaxy Formation 174 *6.1 The Ultraviolet Background and H2 Photodissociation 174 *6.2 The X-ray Background: Positive Feedback 184 *6.3 Radiative Feedback: Mechanical Effects 186 * 6.4 Galactic Superwinds and Mechanical Feedback 192 *6.5 Metal Enrichment and the Transition to Population II Star Formation 201 *6.6 The First Galaxies 211 Chapter 7 Supermassive Black Holes 217 *7.1 Quasars and Black Holes: An Overview 217 *7.2 Basic Principles of Astrophysical Black Holes 222 *7.3 Accretion of Gas onto Black Holes 225 *7.4 The First Black Holes and Quasars 232 *7.5 Black Holes and Galaxies 237 * 7.6 Black Hole Binaries 244 *7.7 Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Mergers 247 Chapter 8 Physics of Galaxy Evolution 251 *8.1 High-Redshift Galaxies 251 *8.2 Gas Accretion 253 *8.3 Halo Mergers 255 *8.4 Disk Formation 256 *8.5 Star Formation in Galaxies 258 *8.6 Black Hole Growth in Galaxies 263 *8.7 Feedback and Galaxy Evolution 264 *8.8 From Galaxy Model to Stellar Spectra 266 *8.9 Signatures of the Interstellar Medium 269 *8.10 Gravitational Lensing 275 Chapter 9 The Reionization of Intergalactic Hydrogen 283 *9.1 Propagation of Ionization Fronts 283 *9.2 Global Ionization History 288 *9.3 The Phases of Hydrogen Reionization 291 * 9.4 The Morphology of Reionization 293 *9.5 Recombinations inside Ionized Regions 302 *9.6 Simulations of Reionization 308 *9.7 Statistical Properties of the Ionization Field 315 *9.8 Reionization by Quasars and Other Exotic Sources 319 *9.9 Feedback from Reionization: Photoheating 326 PART III. OBSERVATIONS OF THE COSMIC DAWN 335 Chapter 10 Surveys of High-Redshift Galaxies 337 *10.1 Telescopes for Observing High-Redshift Galaxies 337 *10.2 Methods for Identifying High-Redshift Galaxies 340 *10.3 Luminosity and Mass Functions 350 *10.4 The Statistics of Galaxy Surveys 357 Chapter 11 The Lyman-alpha Line as a Probe of the Early Universe 367 *11.1 Lyman-alpha Emission from Galaxies 367 *11.2 The Gunn-Peterson Trough 375 *11.3 IGM Scattering in the Blue Wing of the Lyman-alpha Line 376 *11.4 The Red Damping Wing 382 *11.5 The Lyman-alpha Forest as a Probe of the Reionization Topology 388 *11.6 Lyman-alpha halos around Distant Sources 390 *11.7 Lyman-alpha Emitters during the Reionization Era 396 Chapter 12 The 21-cm Line 408 *12.1 Radiative Transfer of the 21-cm Line 410 *12.2 The Spin Temperature 412 *12.3 The Brightness Temperature of the Spin-Flip Background 420 *12.4 The Monopole of the Brightness Temperature 428 *12.5 Statistical Fluctuations in the Spin-Flip Background 432 *12.6 Spin-Flip Fluctuations during the Cosmic Dawn 439 *12.7 Mapping the Spin-Flip Background 446 Chapter 13 Other Probes of the First Galaxies 459 *13.1 Secondary Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies from the Cosmic Dawn 459 *13.2 Diffuse Backgrounds from the Cosmic Dawn 470 *13.3 The Cross-Correlation of Different Probes 484 *13.4 The Fossil Record of the Local Group 488 Appendix A Useful Numbers 495 Appendix B Cosmological Parameters 497 Notes 499 Further Reading 509 Index 513
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Princeton University Press Planetary Climates
Book SynopsisExplains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite - from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan.Trade Review"Prof Andrew Ingersoll has made many important contributions to planetary science through his career, and in Planetary Climates he wields his immense expertise to really get across the weirdness of weather systems on other worlds."--Lewis Dartnell, BBC Sky at Night "[This] is an ideal introduction for science students and nonspecialist scientists, as well as general readers with a scientific background."--Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin "Like all works in the excellent 'Princeton Primers in Climate' series, this book presents content in the main body in a nontechnical manner, with little mathematical detail, but then includes detailed technical/mathematical information in sidebars and boxes so that various levels of more advanced discussion can be individually tailored to a particular group of students."--ChoiceTable of Contents1 Introduction: The Diversity of Planetary Climates 1 2 Venus: Atmospheric Evolution 7 3 Venus: Energy Transport and Winds 26 4 Mars: Long-Term Climate Change 74 5 Mars: The Present Era 92 6 Titan, Moons, and Small Planets 111 7 Jupiter the Gas Giant 136 8 Jupiter Winds and Weather 162 9 Saturn 202 10 Uranus, Neptune, and Exoplanets 223 11 Conclusion 240 Glossary 247 Notes 257 Further Reading 271 Index 273
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Princeton University Press Planetary Climates
Book SynopsisOffers an introduction to planetary climates that explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite - from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan.Trade Review"Prof Andrew Ingersoll has made many important contributions to planetary science through his career, and in Planetary Climates he wields his immense expertise to really get across the weirdness of weather systems on other worlds."--Lewis Dartnell, BBC Sky at Night "[This] is an ideal introduction for science students and nonspecialist scientists, as well as general readers with a scientific background."--Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin "Like all works in the excellent 'Princeton Primers in Climate' series, this book presents content in the main body in a nontechnical manner, with little mathematical detail, but then includes detailed technical/mathematical information in sidebars and boxes so that various levels of more advanced discussion can be individually tailored to a particular group of students."--ChoiceTable of Contents1 Introduction: The Diversity of Planetary Climates 1 2 Venus: Atmospheric Evolution 7 3 Venus: Energy Transport and Winds 26 4 Mars: Long-Term Climate Change 74 5 Mars: The Present Era 92 6 Titan, Moons, and Small Planets 111 7 Jupiter the Gas Giant 136 8 Jupiter Winds and Weather 162 9 Saturn 202 10 Uranus, Neptune, and Exoplanets 223 11 Conclusion 240 Glossary 247 Notes 257 Further Reading 271 Index 273
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Princeton University Press Dreams of Other Worlds The Amazing Story of
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWinner of the 2013 Eugene E. Emme Award for Astronautical Literature, American Astronautical Society "Dreams of Other Worlds synthesizes that knowledge as it has been derived from unmanned spacecraft in the half-century since NASA was founded in 1958... One of the strengths of Dreams of Other Worlds is its discussion of how the data generated by any given mission continues to produce results long after the mission ends... An account of a magnificent panorama of knowledge."--Konstantin Kakaes, Wall Street Journal "Refreshing... [W]ell-analysed and presented in a scholarly yet engaging way... [F]rom the interior of the Sun to the outer reaches of our Solar System--Impey and Henry are able guides. They explain the scientific imperative of these missions in a way that is accessible and interesting to specialists and generalists."--John Zarnecki, Nature "Although less sexy than manned space travel, satellites, probes and landers have produced a scientific bonanza with more to come. Impey and Henry team up for an enthusiastic account of a dozen programs... The authors' largely uncritical, gee-whiz approach is entirely appropriate since these programs were not only technological marvels, but produced dazzling, quantum-leap discoveries."--Kirkus Reviews "[W]ell-balanced... This richly illustrated work of remarkable scholarship spans the depths of the solar system, the Milky Way, and beyond, revealing how the great leaps forward in astronomy have brought into focus a landscape few could have imagined. The authors present a combination of hard science and edifying narrative that is both informative and entertaining. Recommended for NASA 'nerds' and anyone with even a passing interest in astronomy."--Library Journal "Packed with absorbing insights and written in an accessible voice, this volume translates scientific discoveries into simple, visual terms... Diverse references--ranging from the caves at Lascaux and Pythagoras to Einstein, Carl Sagan, quantum mechanics, and, yes, even Virginia Woolf--enliven and enrich this engaging and beautifully crafted book."--Kristen Rabe, ForeWord Reviews "The book helps provide a bigger picture of the significance of studying the universe with these robotic explorers, be they spacecraft that remain in Earth orbit or, like Voyager 1, head out into the cosmos."--Jeff Foust, Space Review "[A] riveting read... The book is well told, and interweaves its story with wonderful little nuggets."--Katia Moskvitch, BBC Sky at Night "Dreams of Other Worlds is a substantial chronology of the exploration of the solar system objects that humans have wondered about ever since Galileo first pointed his telescope at Jupiter and peered through it. The undertaking spotlights all the struggles and setbacks that ultimately led to a complete mapping of the solar system."--D. Wayne Dworsky, San Francisco Book Review "Noted astronomer Impey has teamed up with English professor Henry to write an interesting book about NASA's unmanned space explorations... People with an interest in space exploration will want to read this fascinating work."--Choice "The achievement of this book is to present robotic spaceflight in intimate relation to the cultural world we all inhabit... Dreams of Other Worlds succeeds in connecting the cultural work of science to everyday dreams and stories."--De Witt Douglas Kilgore, Quest "A fantastic journey throughout the world of space exploration over the last 40 years. Even though at a first glance the well over 400 pages seem overwhelming, within just a few hours you will find yourself desperate for more... A smooth, skillfully written account of the beginning of the extraterrestrial history of humankind, a history that started just a few decades ago."--Read about ScienceTable of Contents1 Introduction 1 2 Viking: Discovering the Red Planet 13 3 MER: The Little Rovers That Could 40 4 Voyager: Grand Tour of the Solar System 74 5 Cassini: Bright Rings and Icy Worlds 111 6 Stardust: Catching a Comet by the Tail 137 7 SOHO: Living with a Restless Star 161 8 Hipparcos: Mapping the Milky Way 186 9 Spitzer: Unveiling the Cool Cosmos 211 10 Chandra: Exploring the Violent Cosmos 242 11 HST: The Universe in Sharp Focus 270 12 WMAP: Mapping the Infant Universe 302 13 Conclusion: New Horizons, New Worlds 327 Notes 343 Selected Bibliography 405 Index 417
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Princeton University Press NearEarth Objects
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDonald K. Yeomans, Winner of the 2013 Carl Sagan Medal, American Astronomical Society Donald K. Yeomans, One of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people 2013 "Balancing the wonders of astronomy with the looming potential for an epic, planet-wide disaster, Yeomans, a fellow and research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, explores the origins of near-Earth objects--asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteoroids--and the threat they can pose to our planet... Yeomans's book is an accessible and far-ranging primer on the science of near-Earth objects."--Publishers Weekly "As Earth creaks on its course around the Sun, it is exposed to a relentless barrage of asteroids and comets. Donald Yeomans, who manages NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office, offers an introduction to the science of these lethal monsters, one of which may have seen off the dinosaurs 65 million years ago and created the Chicxulub crater. Yeomans shows how the threats are balanced by potential boons, such as the theoretical delivery of the building blocks of life on Earth. Can these reeling masses even become interplanetary pitstops on the road to Mars?"--Nature "[Near Earth Objects] gives readers an inside account of the latest efforts to find, track and study life-threatening asteroids and comets."--ScientificAmerican.com's Observations blog "Near-Earth Objects is a fascinating tour guide of the asteroids we should worry about."--Marcus Chown, New Scientist "Despite its title, Near-Earth Objects offers a concise and informative overview of the formation of the entire solar system: why the planets differ, the latest theories on how they lined up and the origin of such leftovers as comets and asteroids. Yeomans also makes a good case that a near-Earth asteroid is an accessible target for our next space adventure, readying us for Mars and preparing us for a time when we might depend on them as a source of rare minerals."--Marcia Bartusiak, Washington Post "[C]ompact and readable... [Near-Earth Objects's] main goal is to invite readers to share a topic that is fascinating beyond its practical importance."--Fred Bortz, Dallas Morning News "[Yeomans's] book offers an excellent introduction to the layperson on near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), those objects that can potentially pass within about 29 million miles of Earth as they orbit around the sun... I highly recommend the book. Since it covers so many aspects of these fascinating asteroids, I found it comprehensive and a great read. While Yeomans covers a topic that some of us worry about, he provides the facts needed to stay cool yet informed."--Astro Bob blog "Yeomans makes it seem like we're uncomfortably close to an asteroid-induced apocalypse. Luckily, he has a sense of humor about it, and he has some sensible scientific solutions."--Sarah Rothbard, Slate.com "This is a superb book that brings the reader up-to-speed on those menacing denizens of the deep--Near Earth Objects, or NEOs for short. Moreover, this book is good bedtime reading for those that stay awake at night awaiting celestial calamity."--Leonard David, Coalition for Space Exploration "The book has an impressive from-the-horse's-mouth authority, yet it also has a pleasing, storytelling style, wry humour and some fun facts."--Hazel Muir, BBC Sky at Night "Sixty-five million years ago, a 10-km-wide asteroid slammed into Earth, killing off the dinosaurs. While that's the best-known Earth-asteroid collision, the truth is, space debris rains down on us all the time, notes Yeomans, manager of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office. He and other scientists are on a mission to track the largest asteroids that swarm around our planet, and his book is a behind-the-scenes look at how they do it--hopefully finding them before they find us."--Maclean's Bookmarked blog "Unlike many books involving space exploration I didn't get the feeling of fantasy, wishful thinking or sabre rattling. Yeomans just gives us good, reasoned arguments, presented in the main in a likeable, friendly fashion... [I]f you are interested in astronomy, the solar system or the survival of the human race, this is a book that should spark your interest."--Brian Clegg, Popular Science "This authoritative book, written in a lucid style well suited to intelligent laypersons, addresses this subject... [E]xcellent."--Choice "Near-Earth Objects is an excellent, short, very detailed, complete reference on rocks flying through Earth-space... [T]his book is highly recommended. It is a wonderful resource, very well written and full of great footnotes."--Haym Benaroya, QuestTable of ContentsIllustrations vii Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1 Earth's Closest Neighbors 1 Chapter 2 The Solar System's Origin: The Classical View 15 Chapter 3 How and Where Do Near-Earth Objects Form? 29 Chapter 4 Near-Earth Objects as the Enablers and Destroyers of Life 47 Chapter 5 Discovering and Tracking Near-Earth Objects 57 Chapter 6 The Nature of Asteroids and Comets 79 Chapter 7 Nature's Natural Resources and the Human Exploration of Our Solar System 100 Chapter 8 Near-Earth Objects as Threats to Earth 109 Chapter 9 Predicting the Likelihood of an Earth Impact 125 Chapter 10 Deflecting an Earth-Threatening Near-Earth Object 140 References 155 Index of Asteroid and Cometary Objects 159 General Index 161
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Princeton University Press More Things in the Heavens
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Cosmology and Astronomy, Association of American Publishers""Spitzer . . . merits a detailed and authoritative account of its successes, and More Things in the Heavens is just that."---Michael Rowan-Robinson, Nature"For serious space fans, this ode to NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope reveals what we’ve learned by looking at the universe through an infrared lens." * Science News *"Werner and Eisenhardt, both at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, have been involved with Spitzer for decades and know their subject intimately. After a whirlwind tour of the universe as seen in the infrared, they cover in detail every aspect of astronomy that Spitzer has touched."---Rick Fienberg, Sky & Telescope"A fascinating insight into how the scientific process of discovery works, putting the results made by the huge team using Spitzer in context with the wider research field."---Dr. Chris North, BBC Sky at Night"More Things in the Heavens is a well-written account of the accomplishments of a great observatory over its more than 16-year lifetime."---Edward L. Wright, Physics Today"More Things in the Heavens is an unashamed celebration of one of the great scientific projects of the early 21st century. . . . It is a labour of love by two men who committed their lives to transform a dream into reality, to bringing us a deeper understanding of the Universe with a mirror no bigger than the one in most bathrooms."---Nick Smith, Engineering & Technology"This is a most impressive story, not just for specialists, clearly told and profusely illustrated. I found it a pleasure to read and recommend it strongly."---Peredur Williams, The Observatory"More Things in the Heavens reveals how important infrared astronomy has been to increasing our understanding of the cosmos."---Iain Todd, BBC Sky at Night"A timely and welcome addition to this genre."---Manoj Puravankara, Current Science
£28.80
Princeton University Press The Visioneers How a Group of Elite Scientists
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWinner of the 2014 Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize, History of Science Society Winner of the 2012 Eugene E. Emme Award for Astronautical Literature, American Astronautical Society "In his fascinating new book, McCray profiles the larger-than-life characters and ideas that changed science and technology in the second half of the 20th century and beyond. The author describes the titular visioneers as 'hybrids'--creative combinations of futurist, scientist, and charismatic promoter. At the center of this story are physicist Gerard O'Neill and biotech pioneer K. Eric Drexler... McCray, a professor of history at UC Santa Barbara, discusses how O'Neill's vision of space as a tabula rasa for the human race spurred the formation of grassroots groups like the L5 Society and captured the imaginations of many young scientists and engineers like Drexler, as well as influential figures like Stewart Brand and Timothy Leary. Considered together, they 'took speculative ideas out of the hands of sci-fi writers' and had an enormous impact on generations of people, science, and political policy."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "McCray focuses on Gerard K. O'Neill, the Princeton physicist and designer of space colonies, and on his protege, K. Eric Drexler, the 'speculative engineer' trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge who helped to put nanotechnology on political agendas in the early 1990s. Along the way, McCray introduces a large and colourful cast of others who, over four decades, promoted technological progress as the way to overcome every limit... McCray's book is especially convincing in following the various movements that arose in reaction to the Club of Rome's 1972 book (The Limits of Growth)... McCray's argument that visioneers play an important part in the 'technological ecosystem' is also compelling."--Cyrus Mody, Nature "The overarching narrative of The Visioneers--that of humankind's struggle against limits real and imagined--is compelling, and no less so because of how effectively it reflects the questions of technology surrounding today's big fears like peak oil and global warming... [The Visioneers] is an extremely edifying and well-researched history. Recommended for technology buffs, doomsayers, and anyone with an interest in the intersection of science, technology, and society."--ForeWord "[A] thoughtful, meticulous history."--Simon Ings, New Scientist "I recommend McCray's The Visioneers to all readers interested recent history of science in the making and, more generally, in the place of science in society. The marketing of science is entering a new era and many of the visioneers described by McCray may be seen as the first of a wave of new kind of figures in the history of science, both technoscientists and visionary promoters."--Roger F Malina, Leonardo Journal "McCray's narrative is often fascinating. He connects interest in space colonies with a pervasive fear in the 1970s that unchecked population growth would precipitate an apocalyptic environmental crisis on Planet Earth."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Tulsa World "Remember the late 20th century? When machines on the moon were spitting 10-pound spoonfuls of soil into orbit every few seconds, as raw material for space colonies and zero-gravity factories? When solar panels in orbit were beaming down the planet's power supply? When we were manufacturing everything we wanted, molecule by molecule, via machines smaller than the smallest objects we previously knew? In The Visioneers, the UC-Santa Barbara historian W. Patrick McCray revisits the birth and growth of those futures--or rather, those concepts of the future, which haven't (yet) come true... [W]ell-detailed."--Brian Doherty, Reason "[M]cCray focuses on the public relations efforts of [Gerard O'Neil and Eric Drexler] and how their agenda helped shape the national agenda for science and technology research and reveals how these visionaries worked tirelessly to make their dreams a reality. Recommended for readers with an interest in the history of science, especially in the space exploration or nanotechnology fields."--Library Journal "McCray skilfully weaves a narrative between O'Neill and Drexler in what is a superb and important book."--Keith Cooper, Astronomy Now "[H]istorians of contemporary science, technology and popular culture--in addition to a wide non-academic audience--will find much to savour in this rich and well-written book."--Peder Roberts, British Journal for the History of Science "In this engaging, highly detailed and meticulously researched account of late twentieth century technological dreaming and development, McCray ... does an impressive job of assembling a wealth of information and analysis of a particular period of futures-making in America's recent past... For those interested in the extensive early efforts to identify, consolidate and promote the nanotechnology field (or for that matter, space settlement), this book will provide a treasure trove of information and insight."--Georgia Miller, Nanoethics "The book is a worthy contribution to a growing historiography of the sprawling intellectual and cultural spaces that have existed around the edges of mainstream science and technology."--William Thomas, Technology & Culture "Brilliantly researched."--Brian Jirout, Oral History ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Visioneering Technological Futures 1 Chapter 1 Utopia or Oblivion for Spaceship Earth? 20 Chapter 2 The Inspiration of Limits 40 Chapter 3 Building Castles in the Sky 73 Chapter 4 Omnificent 113 Chapter 5 Could Small Be Beautiful? 146 Chapter 6 California Dreaming 183 Chapter 7 Confirmation, Benediction, and Inquisition 222 Chapter 8 Visioneering's Value 258 A Note on Sources 277 Notes 281 Index 325
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Princeton University Press Back to the Moon
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A stirring case for permanent habitation of the lunar surface."---Steven Poole, Wall Street Journal "Silk does a great job of summing up why the Moon should be important to humanity as a platform for science of all sorts. But the crux of “Back to the Moon” is really Silk’s clarion call of humanity to actualize its astronomical potential. . . . In his timely book, Silk makes a strong and important case for a robust return to the Moon for science."---Bruce Dorminey, Forbes"An enthusiastic account of the future of space exploration, and specifically the role of the Moon in it. . . . The scope of Silk’s survey is impressive. . . . [Silk’s] enthusiasm and accessible explanations bring the high-altitude thought experiments down to earth. Readers dreaming of civilizations in space will find plenty to consider." * Publishers Weekly *"This riveting work by accomplished astrophysicist Silk examines the exciting possibilities of returning to the moon. . . . [Silk] employs engaging, lively prose, which will appeal to a wide range of readers." * Library Journal *"Back to the Moon excites and inspires with its stunning suggestions for what the next fifty years of lunar exploration might entail, and it advocates for the primacy of science over politics and profit."---Kristine Morris, Foreword Reviews"Impassioned. . . . Silk puts forward intriguing ideas." * Kirkus Reviews *"While the book is suitable for those starting out in their quest to learn and understand the possibilities of lunar exploration, it will also appeal to those more experienced reader requiring an up-to-date account. Perfect for readers at any level, Back to the Moon will satiate the most curious of minds."---Katrin Raynor, BBC Sky at Night"[The] book is going to hit a wide public audience and is in part mind-boggling . . . it’s impossible not to be caught up in the fizzing scientific curiosity that drives the book’s narrative."---Richard Lofthouse, Quad"The exploitation of the Moon in the next decade should be of wide general interest and this book will help inform that."---Peredur Williams, The Observatory
£23.75
Johns Hopkins University Press Before Liftoff
Book SynopsisWinner of the Eugene Emme Astronautical Literature Prize from the American Astronautical Society For eight days in October 1984, seven men and women orbitied the Earth on Space Shuttle Mission 41-G. The mission has begun a year earlier; however, with the select of its crew. Before Lift-off is the extraordinary day-to-day story of these astronauts' training and flight-and is as close as most of us will ever come to flying on the space shuttle. New Yorker writer Henry Cooper obtained unprecedented permission from NASA to follow the 41-G crew from its formation through the completion of its mission. He was even given access to the heart of the training program: the crew's sessions in the shuttle mision simulators. More than a chronical of different phases in the astronauts' learning process, Before Lift-off tells the story of the bonding of these men and women. It would be Captain Robert Crippen's fourth space flight, his second command in six months, and Sally Ride's second shuttle voyage. For rookies Davida Leestra, Jon McBride, and Kathy Sullivan, and for two payload specialists, the experience would mark an initiation into the most elite groups-those people who have ventured into space.Trade ReviewWritten in a journalistic style without scholarly apparatus, it is an excellent first person account of the 1984 mission of STS-41G -- Roger D. Launius Space Times 2006Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsForewordAcknowledgmentsPrologueChapter 1. October 4 and 5, 1984Chapter 2. November 1983 and EarlierChapter 3. Week of January 23-27, 1984Chapter 4. Week of February 27-March 2Chapter 5. Week of April 16-20Chapter 6. Week of June 11-15Chapter 7. Week of July 23-27Chapter 8. Week of September 3-7Chapter 9. Week of September 18-21Chapter 10. Fortnight of September 20-October 4Chapter 11. Week of October 5-13Chapter 12. October 13 and AfterwardEpilogueIndex
£39.60
University of Nebraska Press Outposts on the Frontier A FiftyYear History of
Book SynopsisA vast trove of stories filled with excitement, danger, humor, sadness, failure, and success, Outposts on the Frontier reveals how the Soviets and the Americans combined strengths to build space stations over the past fifty years. At the heart of these scientific advances are people of both greatness and modesty.Trade Review"Chladek expertly brings to life the stunning successes and tragic failures of space exploration in this worthy addition to science, history, and space collections."—Dan Kaplan, Booklist"A notable achievement and an important book."—Nicholas Sambaluk, H-War“From Salyut, Skylab, and Mir to the International Space Station: with each passing orbit we learn and benefit from accumulated data and ongoing studies not only relating to our precious, fragile environment but the human physiology and possible long-term consequences for astronauts on protracted space missions beyond Earth orbit. This book highlights the incredible history of the orbiting vehicles that enable us to continue that crucial work: the space stations.”—Duane Graveline (1931–2016), NASA scientist-astronaut and author of Surly Bonds and From Laika with Love “Essential reading for anyone wanting to look beyond our early crewed space shots into the fascinating realm of a half century of international science missions aboard orbiting space laboratories.”—Jonathan Ward, author of Rocket Ranch and Countdown to a Moon Launch“I am personally delighted that Jay Chladek has written such a well-researched and authoritative book on the global history of space stations for the outstanding Outward Odyssey series. It will be a very welcome addition to the series and my bookcase.”—Manfred (“Dutch”) von Ehrenfried, NASA flight controller (1961–68) and support contractor to the Space Station Program Office (1984–96) “Team spirit and solidarity: these are the fundamentals for any successful multiperson spaceflight. I once trained hard for a mission to the Salyut 7 orbiting space laboratory, and I know that working aboard any space station, particularly the International Space Station, depends on a truly cooperative effort. This book will give you insight to that wonderfully productive and beneficial international history.”—Lt. Col. Patrick Baudry, French Air Force (ret.), Airbus senior test pilot and STS-51G cosmonaut and astronautTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Humble Beginnings 2. Chelomei and Almaz 3. Salyut 4. The Apollo Applications Project 5. The Rocky Road to Salyut Success 6. On-Orbit Diplomacy 7. Salyut Endurance! 8. European Participation 9. Soviet Space Station Mir 10. The Odd Couple 11. The International Space Station 12. Columbia 13. Construction Resumes 14. Final Construction Epilogue Sources Index
£37.05
University of Nebraska Press Come Fly with Us
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2020 Space Hipsters Prize for Best Book in Astronomy, Space Exploration, or Space HistoryCome Fly with Usis the story of an elite group of space travelers who flew as members of many space shuttle crews from pre-Challenger days to Columbia in 2003. Not part of the regular NASA astronaut corps, these professionals known as “payload specialists” came from a wide variety of backgrounds and were chosen for an equally wide variety of scientific, political, and national security reasons. Melvin Croft and John Youskauskas focus on this special fraternity of spacefarers and their individual reflections on living and working in space. Relatively unknown to the public and often flying only single missions, these payload specialists give the reader an unusual perspective on the experience of human spaceflight. The authors also bring to light NASA’s struggle to integrate the wide-ranging personalities and professions of these Trade Review"Well-researched. . . . Space-travel fans will delight in myriad details and copious interviews."—Publishers Weekly"An interesting perspective and stands as a welcome addition to space-shuttle history."—Gilbert Taylor, Booklist“I’m surprised that nobody has written a book about the payload specialist program before now. This program sponsored some outstanding on-orbit scientific research that was conducted by a truly diverse and dedicated group of extraordinary people. This is a great story of the shuttle era, extremely well researched and told.”—Col. Jerry L. Ross, USAF (Ret.), NASA astronaut and author of Spacewalker “No history of the space shuttle program could ever be considered complete without exploring the many accomplishments of the payload specialists. This consistently fascinating book is packed from start to finish with previously untold and sometimes controversial stories that delve into an intriguing aspect of life and work aboard America’s space shuttles. The authors have done a magnificent job.”—Rick Houston, space historian and coauthor of Go, Flight!: The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, 1965–1992“Before being selected as a payload specialist, I had already worked with NASA’s astronauts, instructing them on ways to interpret different oceanographic features and patterns from orbit. I then flew my own journey of discovery with the crew of STS-41G. This wonderful book brought back so many memories of an amazing time, the beauty of our planet as seen from orbit, and some truly unforgettable people.”—Paul D. Scully-Power, payload specialist, STS-41GTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Genesis of the Payload Specialist 2. Integrating the Payload Specialists 3. Spacelab, a New Era in Spaceflight 4. Mission to Planet Earth 5. Time to Specialize 6. The Supermission 7. Europe’s Coming Out Party 8. Supersonic in a Paper Airplane 9. The Highest Ground 10. Space Walker 11. First Passenger 12. International Goodwill 13. The Spaceman from Chilpancingo 14. On the Way to Disney World 15. Walking through Fire Epilogue Appendix: Summary of Missions Carrying Payload Specialists, 1983–86 Sources Index
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University Press of Florida Picturing Apollo 11
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John Wiley & Sons Inc FaultTolerance Techniques for Spacecraft Control
Book SynopsisComprehensive coverage of all aspects of space application oriented fault tolerance techniques Experienced expert author working on fault tolerance for Chinese space program for almost three decades Initiatively provides a systematic texts for the cutting-edge fault tolerance techniques in spacecraft control computer, with emphasis on practical engineering knowledge Presents fundamental and advanced theories and technologies in a logical and easy-to-understand manner Beneficial to readers inside and outside the area of space applicationsTable of ContentsBrief Introduction xiii Preface xv 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Fundamental Concepts and Principles of Fault-tolerance Techniques 1 1.1.1 Fundamental Concepts 1 1.1.2 Reliability Principles 4 1.1.2.1 Reliability Metrics 4 1.1.2.2 Reliability Model 6 1.2 The Space Environment and Its Hazards for the Spacecraft Control Computer 9 1.2.1 Introduction to Space Environment 9 1.2.1.1 Solar Radiation 9 1.2.1.2 Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) 10 1.2.1.3 Van Allen Radiation Belt 10 1.2.1.4 Secondary Radiation 12 1.2.1.5 Space Surface Charging and Internal Charging 12 1.2.1.6 Summary of Radiation Environment 13 1.2.1.7 Other Space Environments 14 1.2.2 Analysis of Damage Caused by the Space Environment 14 1.2.2.1 Total Ionization Dose (TID) 14 1.2.2.2 Single Event Effect (SEE) 15 1.2.2.3 Internal/surface Charging Damage Effect 20 1.2.2.4 Displacement Damage Effect 20 1.2.2.5 Other Damage Effect 20 1.3 Development Status and Prospects of Fault Tolerance Techniques 21 References 25 2 Fault-Tolerance Architectures and Key Techniques 29 2.1 Fault- tolerance Architecture 29 2.1.1 Module-level Redundancy Structures 30 2.1.2 Backup Fault-tolerance Structures 32 2.1.2.1 Cold-backup Fault-tolerance Structures 32 2.1.2.2 Hot-backup Fault-tolerance Structures 34 2.1.3 Triple-modular Redundancy (TMR) Fault-tolerance Structures 36 2.1.4 Other Fault-tolerance Structures 40 2.2 Synchronization Techniques 40 2.2.1 Clock Synchronization System 40 2.2.1.1 Basic Concepts and Fault Modes of the Clock Synchronization System 40 2.2.1.2 Clock Synchronization Algorithm 41 2.2.2 System Synchronization Method 52 2.2.2.1 The Real-time Multi-computer System Synchronization Method 52 2.2.2.2 System Synchronization Method with Interruption 56 2.3 Fault-tolerance Design with Hardware Redundancy 60 2.3.1 Universal Logic Model and Flow in Redundancy Design 60 2.3.2 Scheme Argumentation of Redundancy 61 2.3.2.1 Determination of Redundancy Scheme 61 2.3.2.2 Rules Obeyed in the Scheme Argumentation of Redundancy 62 2.3.3 Redundancy Design and Implementation 63 2.3.3.1 Basic Requirements 63 2.3.3.2 FDMU Design 63 2.3.3.3 CSSU Design 64 2.3.3.4 IPU Design 65 2.3.3.5 Power Supply Isolation Protection 67 2.3.3.6 Testability Design 68 2.3.3.7 Others 68 2.3.4 Validation of Redundancy by Analysis 69 2.3.4.1 Hardware FMEA 69 2.3.4.2 Redundancy Switching Analysis (RSA) 69 2.3.4.3 Analysis of the Common Cause of Failure 69 2.3.4.4 Reliability Analysis and Checking of the Redundancy Power 70 2.3.4.5 Analysis of the Sneak Circuit in the Redundancy Management Circuit 72 2.3.5 Validation of Redundancy by Testing 73 2.3.5.1 Testing by Failure Injection 73 2.3.5.2 Specific Test for the Power of the Redundancy Circuit 74 2.3.5.3 Other Things to Note 74 References 74 3 Fault Detection Techniques 77 3.1 Fault Model 77 3.1.1 Fault Model Classified by Time 78 3.1.2 Fault Model Classified by Space 78 3.2 Fault Detection Techniques 80 3.2.1 Introduction 80 3.2.2 Fault Detection Methods for CPUs 81 3.2.2.1 Fault Detection Methods Used for CPUs 82 3.2.2.2 Example of CPU Fault Detection 83 3.2.3 Fault Detection Methods for Memory 87 3.2.3.1 Fault Detection Method for ROM 88 3.2.3.2 Fault Detection Methods for RAM 91 3.2.4 Fault Detection Methods for I/Os 95 References 96 4 Bus Techniques 99 4.1 Introduction to Space-borne Bus 99 4.1.1 Fundamental Concepts 99 4.1.2 Fundamental Terminologies 99 4.2 The MIL-STD-1553B Bus 100 4.2.1 Fault Model of the Bus System 101 4.2.1.1 Bus-level Faults 103 4.2.1.2 Terminal Level Faults 104 4.2.2 Redundancy Fault-tolerance Mechanism of the Bus System 106 4.2.2.1 The Bus-level Fault-tolerance Mechanism 107 4.2.2.2 The Bus Controller Fault-tolerance Mechanism 108 4.2.2.3 Fault-tolerance Mechanism of Remote Terminals 113 4.3 The CAN Bus 116 4.3.1 The Bus Protocol 117 4.3.2 Physical Layer Protocol and Fault-tolerance 117 4.3.2.1 Node Structure 117 4.3.2.2 Bus Voltage 118 4.3.2.3 Transceiver and Controller 119 4.3.2.4 Physical Fault-tolerant Features 119 4.3.3 Data Link Layer Protocol and Fault-tolerance 120 4.3.3.1 Communication Process 120 4.3.3.2 Message Sending 120 4.3.3.3 The President Mechanism of Bus Access 120 4.3.3.4 Coding 121 4.3.3.5 Data Frame 121 4.3.3.6 Error Detection 122 4.4 The SpaceWire Bus 124 4.4.1 Physical Layer Protocol and Fault-tolerance 126 4.4.1.1 Connector 126 4.4.1.2 Cable 126 4.4.1.3 Low Voltage Differential Signal 126 4.4.1.4 Data Filter (DS) Coding 128 4.4.2 Data Link Layer Protocol and Fault-tolerance 129 4.4.2.1 Packet Character 129 4.4.2.2 Packet Parity Check Strategy 131 4.4.2.3 Packet Structure 131 4.4.2.4 Communication Link Control 131 4.4.3 Networking and Routing 136 4.4.3.1 Major Technique used by the SpaceWire Network 136 4.4.3.2 SpaceWire Router 138 4.4.4 Fault-tolerance Mechanism 139 4.5 Other Buses 141 4.5.1 The IEEE 1394 Bus 141 4.5.2 Ethernet 143 4.5.3 The I2C Bus 145 References 148 5 Software Fault-Tolerance Techniques 151 5.1 Software Fault-tolerance Concepts and Principles 151 5.1.1 Software Faults 151 5.1.2 Software Fault-tolerance 152 5.1.3 Software Fault Detection and Voting 153 5.1.4 Software Fault Isolation 154 5.1.5 Software Fault Recovery 155 5.1.6 Classification of Software Fault-tolerance Techniques 156 5.2 Single-version Software Fault-tolerance Techniques 156 5.2.1 Checkpoint and Restart 157 5.2.2 Software-implemented Hardware Fault-tolerance 160 5.2.2.1 Control Flow Checking by Software Signatures (CFCSS) 161 5.2.2.2 Error Detection by Duplicated Instructions (EDDI) 164 5.2.3 Software Crash Trap 165 5.3 Multiple-version Software Fault-tolerance Techniques 165 5.3.1 Recovery Blocks (RcB) 165 5.3.2 N-version Programming (NVP) 167 5.3.3 Distributed Recovery Blocks (DRB) 168 5.3.4 N Self-checking Programming (NSCP) 169 5.3.5 Consensus Recovery Block (CRB) 172 5.3.6 Acceptance Voting (AV) 172 5.3.7 Advantage and Disadvantage of Multiple-version Software 172 5.4 Data Diversity Based Software Fault-tolerance Techniques 173 5.4.1 Data Re-expression Algorithm (DRA) 173 5.4.2 Retry Blocks (RtB) 174 5.4.3 N-copy Programming (NCP) 174 5.4.4 Two-pass Adjudicators (TPA) 175 References 177 6 Fault-Tolerance Techniques for FPGA 179 6.1 Effect of the Space Environment on FPGAs 180 6.1.1 Single Event Transient Effect (SET) 181 6.1.2 Single Event Upset (SEU) 181 6.1.3 Single Event Latch-up (SEL) 182 6.1.4 Single Event Burnout (SEB) 182 6.1.5 Single Event Gate Rupture (SEGR) 182 6.1.6 Single Event Functional Interrupt (SEFI) 183 6.2 Fault Modes of SRAM-based FPGAs 183 6.2.1 Structure of a SRAM-based FPGA 183 6.2.2 Faults Classification and Fault Modes Analysis of SRAM-based FPGAs 186 6.2.2.1 Faults Classification 186 6.2.2.2 Fault Modes Analysis 186 6.3 Fault-tolerance Techniques for SRAM-based FPGAs 190 6.3.1 SRAM-based FPGA Mitigation Techniques 191 6.3.1.1 The Triple Modular Redundancy (TMR) Design Technique 191 6.3.1.2 The Inside RAM Protection Technique 193 6.3.1.3 The Inside Register Protection Technique 194 6.3.1.4 EDAC Encoding and Decoding Technique 195 6.3.1.5 Fault Detection Technique Based on DMR and Fault Isolation Technique Based on Tristate Gate 198 6.3.2 SRAM-based FPGA Reconfiguration Techniques 199 6.3.2.1 Single Fault Detection and Recovery Technique Based on ICAP+FrameECC 199 6.3.2.2 Multi-fault Detection and Recovery Technique Based on ICAP Configuration Read-back+RS Coding 205 6.3.2.3 Dynamic Reconfiguration Technique Based on EAPR 210 6.3.2.4 Fault Recovery Technique Based on Hardware Checkpoint 216 6.3.2.5 Summary of Reconfiguration Fault-tolerance Techniques 217 6.4 Typical Fault-tolerance Design of SRAM-based FPGA 219 6.5 Fault-tolerance Techniques of Anti-fuse Based FPGA 227 References 230 7 Fault-Injection Techniques 233 7.1 Basic Concepts 233 7.1.1 Experimenter 234 7.1.2 Establishing the Fault Model 234 7.1.3 Conducting Fault-injection 235 7.1.4 Target System for Fault-injection 235 7.1.5 Observing the System’s Behavior 235 7.1.6 Analyzing Experimental Findings 235 7.2 Classification of Fault-injection Techniques 236 7.2.1 Simulated Fault-injection 236 7.2.1.1 Transistor Switch Level Simulated Fault-injection 237 7.2.1.2 Logic Level Simulated Fault-injection 237 7.2.1.3 Functional Level Simulated Fault-injection 237 7.2.2 Hardware Fault-injection 238 7.2.3 Software Fault-injection 240 7.2.3.1 Injection During Compiling 240 7.2.3.2 Injection During Operation 241 7.2.4 Physical Fault-injection 242 7.2.5 Mixed Fault-injection 244 7.3 Fault-injection System Evaluation and Application 245 7.3.1 Injection Controllability 245 7.3.2 Injection Observability 246 7.3.3 Injection Validity 246 7.3.4 Fault-injection Application 247 7.3.4.1 Verifying the Fault Detection Mechanism 247 7.3.4.2 Fault Effect Domain Analysis 247 7.3.4.3 Fault Restoration 247 7.3.4.4 Coverage Estimation 247 7.3.4.5 Delay Time 247 7.3.4.6 Generating Fault Dictionary 248 7.3.4.7 Software Testing 248 7.4 Fault-injection Platform and Tools 248 7.4.1 Fault-injection Platform in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Environment 249 7.4.2 Computer Bus-based Fault-injection Platform 252 7.4.3 Serial Accelerator Based Fault-injection Case 254 7.4.4 Future Development of Fault-injection Technology 256 References 258 8 Intelligent Fault-Tolerance Techniques 261 8.1 Evolvable Hardware Fault-tolerance 261 8.1.1 Fundamental Concepts and Principles 261 8.1.2 Evolutionary Algorithm 266 8.1.2.1 Encoding Methods 270 8.1.2.2 Fitness Function Designing 272 8.1.2.3 Genetic Operators 273 8.1.2.4 Convergence of Genetic Algorithm 277 8.1.3 Programmable Devices 277 8.1.3.1 ROM 278 8.1.3.2 PAL and GAL 279 8.1.3.3 FPGA 281 8.1.3.4 VRC 282 8.1.4 Evolvable Hardware Fault-tolerance Implementation Methods 285 8.1.4.1 Modeling and Organization of Hardware Evolutionary Systems 286 8.1.4.2 Reconfiguration and Its Classification 289 8.1.4.3 Evolutionary Fault-tolerance Architectures and Methods 291 8.1.4.4 Evolutionary Fault-tolerance Methods at Various Layers of the Hardware 293 8.1.4.5 Method Example 298 8.2 Artificial Immune Hardware Fault-tolerance 302 8.2.1 Fundamental Concepts and Principles 302 8.2.1.1 Biological Immune System and Its Mechanism 304 8.2.1.2 Adaptive Immunity 305 8.2.1.3 Artificial Immune Systems 307 8.2.1.4 Fault-tolerance Principle of Immune Systems 310 8.2.2 Fault-tolerance Methods with Artificial Immune System 314 8.2.2.1 Artificial Immune Fault-tolerance System Architecture 316 8.2.2.2 Immune Object 318 8.2.2.3 Immune Control System 321 8.2.2.4 Working Process of Artificial Immune Fault-tolerance System 325 8.2.3 Implementation of Artificial Immune Fault-tolerance 328 8.2.3.1 Hardware 328 8.2.3.2 Software 330 References 334 Acronyms 337 Index 343
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Terraforming Mars
Table of ContentsPreface xv Part 1: Introduction 1 1 Terraforming and Colonizing Mars 3 Giancarlo Genta 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Earth: A Terraformed Planet 4 1.3 Planetary Environments 6 1.4 Terraforming Mars 10 1.5 The Role of Solar Wind 15 1.6 Ethical Aspects 16 1.7 Venus, Moon, Titan… 19 References 21 Part 2: Engineering Mars 23 2 Terraforming Worlds: Humans Playing Games of Gods 25 Nilo Serpa and Richard Cathcart Early Mars 26 Oceans Here and There 28 The Mars We are Creating Here 30 Mars: An Arena of Delusions? 34 References 35 3 Mars, A Stepping-Stone World, Macro-Engineered 37 Richard B. Cathcart 3.1 Introduction 37 3.2 Mars-Crust as Kinetic Architecture 38 3.3 A Crust-Infrastructure Mixture 39 3.4 Infrastructure and Life-Styles 40 3.5 Atmosphere Enhancements for Mars 44 3.6 Between Then and Now 46 Acknowledgments 48 References 48 4 Efficient Martian Settlement with the Mars Terraformer Transfer (MATT) and the Omaha Trail 51 Gary Stewart 4.1 Introduction 51 4.2 Construction Efficiencies of MATT’s Small-Scale Terraformation 52 4.2.1 Impact Terraformation for Settlement 52 4.2.2 Impactor Redirection with DE-STARLITE 55 4.2.3 Subaqueous Hab Network at Omaha Crater 57 4.3 Provisioning Efficiencies of the Omaha Trail 61 4.3.1 Deimos Dock 63 4.3.2 Mars Lift 64 4.3.3 Arestation 66 4.3.4 Deimos Rail Launcher (DRL) 66 4.4 Cosmic Ray Protection: From Omaha Trail to Omaha Shield 67 4.5 Conclusion 68 References 69 5 Mars Colonization: Beyond Getting There 73 Igor Levchenko, Shuyan Xu, Stéphane Mazouffre, Michael Keidar and Kateryna Bazaka 5.1 Mars Colonization – Do We Need it? 73 5.2 Legal Considerations 78 5.2.1 Do Earth Laws Apply To Mars Colonists? 78 5.2.2 Sovereignty 79 5.2.3 Human Rights 80 5.2.4 Abortion 82 5.3 Ethical Considerations 83 5.3.1 General 83 5.3.2 Human Reproduction – Ethical Considerations 84 5.3.3 Social Isolation and No Privacy – Rolled into One 85 5.3.4 Advocacy for Mars – is it Ethical at All to Colonize it? 86 5.4 Consideration of Resources 88 5.5 Quo Vadis, the Only Civilization We Know? 89 5.6 Afterword. Where are We Three Years Later? 89 5.6.1 Current Programs and Their Status – in Brief 89 5.6.2 Any News About Mars? 90 5.6.3 Tasks and Challenges 90 Acknowledgements 92 References 92 Part 3: Ethical Exploration 99 6 The Ethics of Terraforming: A Critical Survey of Six Arguments 101 Ian Stoner 6.1 Introduction 101 6.2 Audience and Method 102 6.3 Preservationist Arguments 103 6.3.1 We Should Preserve Mars’s Value as a Unique Object of Scientific Interest 103 6.3.2 We Should Preserve the Integrity of the Martian Wilderness 104 6.3.3 We Should Avoid Expressing Colonialist Vices 106 6.4 Interventionist Arguments 108 6.4.1 We Should Fulfill our Inborn Nature as Pioneers 108 6.4.2 We Should Increase Our Species’ Chance of Long-Term Survival 109 6.4.3 We Should Rehabilitate Mars for Martians 112 6.5 Conclusion 113 Acknowledgments 114 References 114 7 Homo Reductio Eco-Nihilism and Human Colonization of Other Worlds 117 Kelly Smith 7.1 Introduction 117 7.2 Implicit Assumptions 119 7.3 Conclusion 121 Acknowledgements 122 References 122 8 Ethical, Political and Legal Challenges Relating to Colonizing and Terraforming Mars 123 Konrad Szocik 8.1 Introduction 123 8.2 Ethical Issues in Colonizing and Terraforming Mars 124 8.3 Ethics of Human Enhancement for Space 125 8.4 Environmental Ethics in Space 125 8.5 Political Issues in Colonizing and Terraforming Mars 127 8.6 Legal Issues in Colonizing and Terraforming Mars 128 8.7 Sexual and Reproductive Laws in a Mars Colony 129 8.8 Migration Law in Space 130 8.9 Why Terraforming Mars May Be Necessary from Ethical, Political and Legal Perspectives 132 8.10 Conclusions 133 References 133 Part 4: Indigenous Life on Mars 135 9 Life on Mars: Past, Present, and Future 137 Martin Beech and Mark Comte 9.1 A Very Brief Historical Introduction 137 9.2 Indigenous Life: Past and Present 141 9.2.1 Beginnings 145 9.2.2 The Viking Experiments 148 9.2.3 Martian Meteorites 149 9.2.4 In Plain Sight 151 9.3 Seeded Life: The Future 154 9.4 Per Aspera ad Astra 156 References 157 10 Terraforming on Early Mars? 161 M. Polgári, I. Gyollai and Sz. Bérczi 10.1 Introduction 162 10.1.1 Aspects of Biogenicity 163 10.1.2 Methodology 163 10.1.3 Multihierarchical System Analyses 164 10.2 Outline of Section 10.2 167 10.2.1 Review of Research on Martian Life 167 10.2.2 Biosignatures in Martian Meteorites Based on Mineralogical and Textural Investigation 169 10.2.3 Biosignatures in Chondritic Meteorites 169 10.2.3.1 Interpretations 175 10.2.3.2 Clay Formation 182 10.2.3.3 Interpretation No. 1 183 10.2.3.4 Interpretation No. 2 (Preferred) 183 10.2.4 Terrestrial Analogues of Biosignatures 186 10.2.5 Implications to Terraforming of Ancient Life on Mars on the Basis of Terrestrial and Meteoritic Analogues 199 10.3 Novel Interpretation of the Formation Process Based on Mineral Assemblages 265 10.3.1 Martian Meteorites 265 10.3.2 Interpretation of Mineral Assemblages on Mars 265 10.3.3 Novel Interpretation of Mineral Dataset of Exploration of Curiosity in Gale Crater 267 10.4 Conclusion 268 Acknowledgment 270 References 270 Part 5: Living on Mars 281 11 Omaha Field – A Magnetostatic Cosmic Radiation Shield for a Crewed Mars Facility 283 Gary Stewart 11.1 Introduction 283 11.2 Methods 284 11.2.1 Software 284 11.2.2 Testing 284 11.3 Design 284 11.3.1 Crater 284 11.3.2 Current 285 11.3.3 Circuits 287 11.4 Results 288 11.4.1 Shielding Against 500 MeV Protons 288 11.4.2 Shielding Against 1 GeV Protons 289 11.4.3 Shielding Effectiveness in the Mars Environment 290 11.5 Discussion 291 11.5.1 Electrostatics 291 11.5.2 Refrigeration 291 11.5.3 Self-Shielding Solenoids 292 11.5.4 Alternate Self-Shielding and Source-Shielding 293 11.5.5 Safety in Transit Across Crater Rim 294 11.5.6 Safety in Spacecraft Launch and Landing 295 References 295 12 Mars Future Settlements: Active Radiation Shielding and Design Criteria About Habitats and Infrastructures 297 Marco Peroni 12.1 Introduction 297 12.2 The Problem of Cosmic Radiations 298 12.3 The Protection System with Artificial Magnetic Fields 299 12.4 Details of Our Proposal 302 12.5 Further Developments 309 12.6 Modular Settlement on Mars 309 Acknowledgments 312 References 312 13 Crop Growth and Viability of Seeds on Mars and Moon Soil Simulants 313 G.W.W. Wamelink, J.Y. Frissel, W.H.J. Krijnen and M.R. Verwoert 13.1 Introduction 313 13.2 Materials and Methods 314 13.2.1 Regoliths 314 13.2.2 Species Selection 315 13.2.3 Organic Matter and Bacteria 316 13.2.4 Experimental Design 317 13.2.5 Harvest and Measurements 317 13.3 Results 318 13.3.1 Fruit Setting and Biomass 318 13.3.2 Seed Weight and Germination 318 13.4 Discussion 319 13.5 Outlook Issues for the Future 320 Acknowledgements 322 References 322 Appendix 324 14 The First Settlement of Mars 331 Chris Hajduk 14.1 Introduction 331 14.2 Colony Location 332 14.3 Colony Timeline 333 14.3.1 Setup Phase 333 14.3.2 Investment Phase 334 14.3.3 Self-Sufficiency 335 14.4 Colony Design 335 14.5 The Basics – Power, Air, Water, Food 336 14.5.1 Food 336 14.5.2 Water 339 14.5.3 Air 341 14.5.4 Power 342 14.6 The Material World 343 14.6.1 Metals 344 14.6.2 Plastics 344 14.6.3 Ceramics and Composites 344 14.6.4 Mining 344 14.7 Exports, Economics, Investment and Cash Flow 346 14.7.1 Interplanetary Real Estate 346 14.7.2 Intellectual Property Export 347 14.7.3 Research Tourism 347 14.7.4 Investment and Cash Flow 347 14.8 Politics – A Socialist’s World 349 14.9 Conclusion and Further Thoughts 349 References 349 Part 6: In Situ Resources 353 15 Vulcanism on Mars 355 Ian M. Coulson 15.1 Introduction 355 15.2 Martian Geology 356 15.2.1 Mars: Creation and Thermal Evolution 357 15.2.2 The Martian Crust 358 15.3 Vulcanism 358 15.3.1 Types of Volcanoes 359 15.3.1.1 Earth 359 15.3.1.2 Mars 361 15.3.2 Recognition of Other Styles of Vulcanism 363 15.3.3 Martian Meteorites 364 15.3.4 Is Mars Still Volcanically Active? 366 References 367 16 Potential Impact-Related Mineral Resources on Mars 371 Jake R. Crandall, Justin Filiberto and Sally L. Potter-McIntyre Introduction 371 Terrestrial Ore Deposit Types Associated with Impact Craters 374 Progenetic Deposits 374 Syngenetic Deposits 376 Epigenetic Deposits 377 Martian Target Craters 377 Ritchey Crater 377 Contents xi Gale Crater 378 Gusev Crater 380 Conclusions 381 References 382 17 Red Gold – Practical Methods for Precious-Metal Survey, Open-Pit Mining, and Open-Air Refining on Mars 389 Gary Stewart 17.1 Introduction 389 17.2 Martian Precious-Metal Ore from Asteroids 390 17.3 Martian Precious-Metal Survey and Physical Assay 392 17.4 “Mars Base Alpha” – A Red Gold Mining Camp 394 17.5 Semi-Autonomous Open-Pit Mining 396 17.6 Comminution and Separation of Meteorite Ore 396 17.7 Extracting Metals with Induction/Microwave Smelter 397 17.8 Refining with Hydrometallurgical Recovery and the Miller Process 398 17.9 Separating Precious Metals with Saltwater Electrolysis 400 17.10 Kovar Foundry 400 17.11 Maximizing ISRU, Minimizing Mass and Complexity 402 17.12 Scale-Up and Scale-Out 405 17.13 Conclusion, with Observations and Recommendations 407 References 409 Part 7: Terraforming Mars 415 18 Terraforming Mars: A Cabinet of Curiosities 417 Martin Beech 18.1 Introduction and Overview 417 18.2 Planet Mars: A Brief Observational History and Overview 425 18.3 The Beginnings of Change 428 18.4 The Foundations 431 18.5 First Blush 438 18.6 Digging In 441 18.7 (re)Building the Martian Atmosphere 446 18.8 Magnetic Shielding 454 18.9 Heating the Ground 457 18.10 A Question of Time 458 18.11 Conclusions 460 References 461 19 Terraforming Mars Rapidly Using Today’s Level of Technology 467 Mark Culaj 19.1 Introduction 467 19.2 Solar Wind 468 19.2.1 Solar Wind Abundances 469 19.2.2 Magnetic Lens 469 19.3 Conclusions 475 Acknowledgments 477 References 477 20 System Engineering Analysis of Terraforming Mars with an Emphasis on Resource Importation Technology 479 Brandon Wong 20.1 Summary 479 20.2 Introduction 480 20.3 Key Problem 482 20.4 Key Stakeholders 482 20.5 Goals 483 20.6 Macro Level Alternatives 483 20.6.1 Terraforming 483 20.6.2 Paraterraforming 484 20.6.3 Bioforming 485 20.7 Macro-Level Trade Study 486 20.8 Macro-Level Conclusions 487 20.8.1 Concept of Operations 487 20.8.2 High-Level Requirements 487 20.8.3 Requirements Decomposition 487 20.8.4 Macro High-Level Design 488 20.9 Terraforming Efforts System - Detailed Requirements 489 20.10 Space Transportation System 492 20.11 Importing Resources Subsystem 492 20.11.1 Resources Needed 492 20.11.2 Resource Locations 493 20.11.3 Subsystem Needs 494 20.11.3.1 Subsystem Goals for Importing Resources Subsystem 494 20.11.3.2 Detailed Requirements for Importing Resources Subsystem 494 20.11.3.3 Alternatives for the Importing Resources Subsystem 495 20.11.3.4 Importing Resources Trade Study 504 20.11.3.5 Findings 506 20.11.3.6 Importing Resources Subsystem Design 506 20.12 Risks 507 20.12.1 Macro-Level Risks 507 20.12.2 Importing Resources Subsystem Risks 509 20.13 Lean Strategies 511 20.14 Ethical Considerations 512 20.15 Overall Conclusions 513 20.15.1 Proposed Implementation Plan 513 20.16 Acknowledgements 514 20.17 Appendix 514 20.17.1 Requirements Flowdown to System Implementation 514 References 530 21 The Potential of Pioneer Lichens in Terraforming Mars 533 Richard A. Armstrong 21.1 Introduction 533 21.2 Potential Role of Lichens in Terraformation 534 21.3 Exploiting Indigenous Lichens 536 21.4 Exploiting Lichen Symbionts on Mars 538 21.5 Inoculating Lichen Symbionts from Earth Cultures 540 21.6 Transplanting Terrestrial Lichens to Mars 541 21.7 Conclusions 546 References 547 Index 555
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Johns Hopkins University Press To Touch the Face of God
Book SynopsisOliver's study is rigorous and detailed but contemplative in its approach, examining the larger meanings of mankind's first adventures in the heavens.Trade ReviewTo Touch the Face of God... support[s] the importance of the strength of individual faith, the power of community, and the American need for both heroes and villains of biblical proportions to change the world. -- David Rosman New York Journal of Books Oliver analyses spaceflight and religion in a sophisticated manner, well informed by the scholarly literature of 'new aerospace history,' which examines intersections between space history and other disciplines or themes... Oliver engages histories of theology and religious practice in a broad conversation of motivations, implications, transformations and reinforcements of religion in the history of spaceflight. -- Margaret Weitekamp Times Higher Education Religious and science colletions alike will relish this survey. Midwest Book Review To Touch the Face of God is well-written, with short, precise excursions into what almost amounts to poetry, for example: 'They [the astronauts in space] could not sit for a morning in the manner of Thoreau, slowly incubating epiphany'... It is an important contribution to the study of the complex connections between spaceflight and religion and thus highly recommended. -- Thore Bjornvig Quest: History of Spaceflight Quarterly Oliver's well-research book sparkles with graceful prose and cogent insights... Also refreshing is Oliver's breadth of knowledge, which leads to pregnant thoughts... To Touch the Face of God is a stimulating and original examination of the long Sixties. Looking at America through this unique window-actually a spaceship's portal-reveals things I had not seen before. -- Robert Spinney Fides Et HistoriaTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Blasphemy of Going Up1. A Power Greater Than Any of Us: Religion and Secularity in the Formation of the American Space Program2. Signals of Transcendence: The Rise and Fall of Space-Age Theology3. Into the Other World: Anticipations of Spaceflight as Religious Experience4. Perhaps a Meaning to Us: The Apollo Missions as Religious Experience5. Evil Triumphs When Good Men Do Nothing: Religious Americans and NASA in the Autumn of the Space AgeEpilogueNotesBibliographic EssayIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Exploration and Engineering
Book SynopsisConway, JPL's historian, offers an insider's perspective into the changing goals of Mars exploration, the ways in which sophisticated computer simulations drove the design process, and the remarkable evolution of landing technologies over a thirty-year period.Trade ReviewA masterpiece of research and writing. Quest: History of Spaceflight Quarterly A 'must' for any reader of modern astronomy who wants insights into how the lab conducts its research, solves problems, and handle[s] technological challenges. Midwest Book Review A great tale of ambition, mishap and recovery, building on extensive archival research and interviews with JPL managers, scientists and engineers, to deliver a detailed overview of each mission's feats and failures... Exploration and Engineering is a great book for everyone seriously interested in the struggles and achievements of JPL as NASA's centre for Mars exploration. Sky at Night According to Conway, there is a 'disconnect' between the desire to travel into space and the desire to understand it. This 'disconnect' is a more fundamental difficulty for NASA than decades' worth of budget cuts. It's a contradiction that's built into the agency's structure, which includes a human exploration program on the one hand and a scientific program on the other... Conway puts himself on the side of science, and, as far as he's concerned, humans are the wrong stuff. They shouldn't even be trying to get to another planet. Not only are they fragile, demanding, and expensive to ship; they're a mess. New Yorker Will be appreciated by space enthusiasts, especially those interested in the perennial NASA battle over whether to fund unmanned science probes or human spaceflight. Choice This book is a must-read in the history of space exploration. Students of engineering, management, and history of technology will find much to enjoy in this virtual tour behind the scenes of some of NASA's most famous and evocative missions. Metascience A detailed book, Exploration and Engineering is a necessary read for anyon ewho wants to know about how space exploration becomes possible, useful to those studying the evolution and transmission of engineering knowledge, British Journal for the History of ScienceTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Planetary Observers, Mars Observer2. Politics and Engineering on the Martian Frontier3. Attack of the Great Galactic Ghoul4. Engineering for Uncertainty5. Mars Mania6. The Faster-Better-Cheaper Future7. Revenge of the Great Galactic Ghoul8. Recovery and Reform9. Margins on the Final Frontier10. Sending a Spy Satellite to Mars11. Robotic Geologists on the Red Planet12. Reengineering a Spacecraft, and a ProgramConclusionEpilogueAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex
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Stanford University Press The Politics of Space Security: Strategic
Book SynopsisFor the past sixty years, countries have conducted military and civilian activities in space, often for competitive purposes. But they have not yet fought in this environment. This book examines the international politics of the space age from 1957 to the present, the reasons why strategic restraint emerged among the major military powers, and how recent trends toward weaponization may challenge prior norms of conflict avoidance. James Clay Moltz analyzes the competing demands of national interests in space against the shared interests of all spacefarers in preserving the safe use of space in the face of emerging threats, such as man-made orbital debris. This new edition offers analysis of the 2011 to 2018 period, including the second term of President Obama and the beginning of the Trump administration. Focusing on great power competition and cooperation, as well as questions related to the sustainability of current and future national space policies, The Politics of Space Security is an authoritative history of the space age.Trade Review"In The Politics of Space Security, James Clay Moltz presents a concise yet brilliant analysis of the history of space security through the lens of the political environment that shaped it. Moltz's book does a fantastic job of giving just enough detail to strengthen his arguments while still keeping the text flowing." -- Brian Weeden * author of Arms Control Today *Table of ContentsContents and AbstractsIntroduction chapter abstractThis section discusses two competing visions for space security—space weaponization and space sanctuary—in the context of emerging threats. It outlines the chapters in the book and proposes an alternative argument to existing approaches based on the concept of "environmental security" and military restraint in the face of such threats as man-made nuclear radiation and orbital debris. 1The Dynamics of Space Security: Existing Explanations chapter abstractThis chapter begins by defining "space security" and then provides a short history of the international politics that have surrounded this term since 1957. Next, it analyzes four analogies that have been used in the international relations literature to try to explain and predict space competition and cooperation: the New World, sea power, air power, and the Antarctic. After noting how actual space dynamics have differed from each of the analogies, it then summarizes the existing literature on international space activity, grouping authors into four main schools: space nationalism, global institutionalism, technological determinism, and social interactionism. It concludes by suggesting a new approach to space based on concepts related to collective goods and environmental management. 2Space and Environmental Security chapter abstractThis chapter discusses space security as an evolving environmental management challenge, looking particularly at the risks posed to space activity from man-made radiation caused by nuclear testing in orbit from 1958 to 1962 and, later, from orbital debris created by anti-satellite weapons tests and other sources. It then lays out an argument based on gradual state learning about "collective bads" in space and the development of self-interested strategic restraint. The chapter considers a counterfactual case of non-learning and extensive weaponization in space, which would have left space unusable for other purposes. It then examines how actual learning occurred—through critical events such as the 1962 Starfish Prime nuclear test—and how this learning was institutionalized through formal and informal international agreements. 3Roots of the U.S.-Soviet Space Race: 1920s–1962 chapter abstractThis chapter provides a detailed political history of the space age up to 1962. It begins by examining the different political and strategic factors affecting U.S., German, and Soviet rocket activities in the 1920s and 1930s. It then looks at why Nazi Germany surged ahead with the V-2 missile, and how both the U.S. and Soviet space programs benefited after the war from German missile technology. The chapter next discusses why the Soviet Union treated missile development as a top priority program after 1945, while the United States—with its extensive bomber forces and nuclear advantage—did not. Finally, it looks at the rising competition between the two programs after Sputnik's launch in 1957 and the assumption of both sides that space would soon become a venue for war. 4The Emergence of Cooperative Restraint: 1962–1975 chapter abstractThis chapter explains how shared fears about the effects of orbital nuclear testing on space activity, after the U.S. Starfish Prime nuclear test in July of 1962, caused the first set of U.S.-Soviet agreements on cooperative restraint in space. This led to the signing of the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty and two U.N. resolutions on space restraint, which were later codified in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. The chapter traces the shift of U.S.-Soviet space competition toward passive military programs and civil space activity, such as the Kennedy-inspired Moon race, won by NASA in 1969. The chapter discusses the détente era, the signing of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the SALT I agreement (which banned attacks on verification satellites), and the waning of space cooperation following the joint Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. 5Challenges to Space Security and Their Resolution: 1976–1991 chapter abstractThis chapter examines rising U.S.-Soviet space tensions in the late 1970s and early 1980s, their decline after the Gorbachev reforms, and then their sudden end with the Soviet Union's break-up in 1991. It begins with the decline of détente and the restarting of the Soviet kinetic-kill, anti-satellite program, which led to reciprocal development efforts by the United States. President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative in 1983 further increased U.S.-Soviet tensions, with its plan for space-based lasers and interceptors and an end to the ABM Treaty. The U.S. test of a kinetic anti-satellite weapon in 1985 raised new understanding about the risks of man-made orbital debris, causing changes to U.S. military practices regarding space. By the end of the period, Soviet reforms created new opportunities for space cooperation, including renewed scientific exchanges and bilateral discussions on limiting orbital debris. 6Post–Cold War Space Uncertainty: 1992–2000 chapter abstractThis chapter begins with the story of how U.S.-Russian space cooperation with the Russian Mir space station and the U.S. space shuttle expanded into Russian membership in the U.S.-led International Space Station (ISS). The chapter also tracks U.S.-Russian disputes over missile defenses and the ABM Treaty during the 1990s, as well as the end of international negotiations in Geneva on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS). It then discusses the remarkable growth of commercial cooperation between Russian space enterprises and U.S. corporations. But the chapter also describes how the near-collapse of Russia's early-warning network in space led to new concerns over crisis stability. By the end of this period, President Clinton had elected to remain in the ABM Treaty, but Congressional Republicans called for an end to the cornerstone of space security with Moscow, setting up a likely confrontation. 7Renewed U.S. Space Nationalism: 2001–2008 chapter abstractThis chapter analyzes the Bush administration's space policy, the U.S. withdrawal from the ABM Treaty, and the return of space nationalism. It also examines China's emergence as a major spacefaring nation with its Shenzhou V manned flight, as well as China's controversial decision to test a kinetic anti-satellite weapon in 2007, creating a cloud of long-lived orbital debris. The chapter discusses the rise of new commercial space companies, such as SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, whose commercial human spaceflight projects planned to break the dominance of state-led programs. Finally, the chapter reviews several international proposals to improve space security during this period, including the European Code of Conduct, the Russo-Chinese-backed Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Space (PPWT), and the U.N. Debris Mitigation Guidelines. 8Expanding International Norms amid Tensions: 2009–Present chapter abstractThis chapter examines space security developments from 2009 to 2018. The chapter first discusses President Obama's 2010 U.S. National Space Policy and the 2011 U.S. National Security Space Strategy, which focused attention on "responsible behavior" in space and expanded cooperation with allies and the commercial sector. But China's decision to continue anti-satellite weapons testing and Russian President Putin's reconstitution of his country's military space constellations and counterspace weapons programs created new tensions. The chapter tracks the failure of International Code of Conduct at the United Nations, as well as the progress of talks on Long-Term Sustainability of Space Activities in Vienna. It then examines how emerging commercial space actors began to promote stability and transparency in space by offering unprecedented services in space situational awareness and traffic management. Finally, the chapter discusses President Trump's space security policy and his proposal for a U.S. Space Force. 9Alternative Futures for Space Security chapter abstractThe concluding chapter returns to the four schools of thought on space trends laid out in Chapter 1—space nationalism, global institutionalism, technological determinism, and social interactionism. The chapter first reviews the "lessons" of the first sixty years of space security and then analyzes some key emerging challenges: space traffic control, space situational awareness, and crowding of the radio frequency spectrum and the geostationary orbital belt. The chapter then projects the arguments of each school into the future, while looking at such challenges as lunar governance, space mining, and weaponization. Finally, it examines the growing role of the commercial space sector and its interests in stability, the rule of law, and peaceful space operations. It concludes by refocusing attention on the need to maintain a safe space environment, if humankind is going to be able to continue to develop the orbital realm.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Should We Colonize Other Planets?
Book SynopsisAs humans continue to degrade and destroy our planet’s resources, leading to predictions of total ecological collapse, some (such as the entrepreneur Elon Musk) now suggest that a human colony elsewhere may be our species’ best hope for survival. Adam Morton examines extra-terrestrial colonization plans with a critical eye. He makes a strong case for colonization – just not by human beings. Humans live relatively short lives and, to survive, require large amounts of food and water, very specific climatic conditions and an oxygen-rich atmosphere. We can create colonists that have none of these shortcomings. Reflecting compassionately on the nature of existence, Morton argues that we should treat the end of the human race in the same way that we treat our own deaths: as something sad but ultimately inevitable. The earth will perish one day, and, in the end, we should be concerned more with securing the future of intelligent beings than with the preservation of our species, which represents but a nanosecond in the history of our solar system.Trade Review"Why should we value the survival of our species? Adam Morton confronts this fateful yet rarely-asked question. This is a fascinating, instructive work of scientifically-informed philosophy."—John Broome, University of Oxford "Adam Morton is known for turning a penetrating intellect on one after another subject that philosophers have made the mistake of neglecting."—Elijah Millgram, University of Utah
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SPIE Press The Nanosatellite Revolution: 30 Years and
Book SynopsisThis work assembles chapters from contributors across our planet to document technologies, applications, missions, licensing requirements, and lessons learned by individuals and organizations that have participated in the nanosatellite revolution. This book is not intended as a ""how to"" or as a university reference to design, build, and fly nanosatellites but as a deeper-level reference on what has and hasn't worked in previous nanosatellite programs. Many chapters act as a historical reference for particular programs.
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University of Minnesota Press Into the Extreme: U.S. Environmental Systems and
Book SynopsisThe first book-length, in-depth ethnography of U.S. human spaceflight What if outer space is not outside the human environment but, rather, defines it? This is the unusual starting point of Valerie Olson’s Into the Extreme, revealing how outer space contributes to making what counts as the scope and scale of today’s natural and social environments. With unprecedented access to spaceflight worksites ranging from astronaut training programs to life science labs and architecture studios, Olson examines how U.S. experts work within the solar system as the container of life and as a vast site for new forms of technical and political environmental control. Olson’s book shifts our attention from space’s political geography to its political ecology, showing how scientists, physicians, and engineers across North America collaborate to build the conceptual and nuts-and-bolts systems that connect Earth to a specifically ecosystemic cosmos. This cosmos is being redefined as a competitive space for potential economic resources, social relations, and political strategies. Showing how contemporary U.S. environmental power is bound up with the production of national technical and scientific access to outer space, Into the Extreme brings important new insights to our understanding of modern environmental history and politics. At a time when the boundaries of global ecologies and economies extend far below and above Earth’s surface, Olson’s new analytic frameworks help us understand how varieties of outlying spaces are known, made, and organized as kinds of environments—whether terrestrial or beyond.Trade Review"This captivating book tells the story of how 'outer space' is being reimagined and remade in the key of the environmental, as a cosmic ecosystem. Drawing on fieldwork with scientists at an undersea space-analog habitat, at NASA mission control, and at a center for space medicine, Valerie Olson artfully demonstrates how our human home planet is the scale and place from which a habitable cosmos is made and imagined."—Stefan Helmreich, author of Sounding the Limits of Life: Essays in the Anthropology of Biology and Beyond"In this seminal ethnographic study, Valerie Olson offers nothing less than a new anthropological object: the system—solar, living, artificial, conceptual—for showing how ‘future space’ is being made on the horizons of the contemporary ecopolitical moment. Traveling alongside her, we come into close contact with knowledge that unEarthed entities are uniquely placed to reveal, and with questions that closed and semi-open systems pose to timeworn discliplinary limits."—Debbora Battaglia, author of E.T. Culture: Anthropology in Outerspaces"Olson’s ethnography sheds light on the everyday practices that go into the creation not only of specific systems and environments, but also of a general way of thinking about relations."—CHOICE"Into the Extreme is a testament to Olson’s comprehensive and creative reading practices and skillful ability to identify and synthesize concerns stretching across a diverse set of fields, histories, and genres."—Anthropological QuarterlyTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Space Systems1. Metasystem2. Connection3. Separation4. Transhabitation5. Solar EcosystemConclusion: Future SpaceAcknowledgmentsBibliography
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Purdue University Press Piercing the Horizon: The Story of Visionary NASA
Book SynopsisWe all know the names: Grissom, Armstrong, Cernan—legends of the space age whose names resonate with people around the world and whose deeds need no introduction. We know less about the men who led the organization that planned and began the US exploration of space: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).Thomas O. Paine grew up an ordinary boy in northern California during the Great Depression of the 1930s. He would go on to serve as NASA’s third administrator, leading the space agency through the first historic missions that sent astronauts on voyages away from Earth. On his watch, seven Apollo flights orbited our planet and five reached our moon. From those missions came the first of twelve men to walk on the moon.Years later, in 1985, the Reagan administration would call on Paine again to chair the nation’s first-ever National Commission on Space. The Paine Commission Report of 1986 challenged twenty-first-century America to “lead the exploration and development of the space frontier, advancing science, technology, and enterprise, and building institutions and systems that make accessible vast new resources and support human settlements beyond Earth orbit, from the highlands of the Moon to the plains of Mars.”In Piercing the Horizon, Sunny Tsiao masterfully delivers new insights into the behind-the-scenes drama of the space race. Tsiao examines how Paine’s days as a World War II submariner fighting in the Pacific shaped his vision for the future of humankind in space. The book tells how Paine honed his skills as a pioneering materials engineer at the fabled postwar General Electric Company in the 1950s, to his dealings inside the halls of NASA and with Johnson, Nixon, and later, the Reagan and Bush administrations.As robotic missions begin leaving the earth, Tsiao invites the reader to take another look at the plans that Paine articulated regarding how America could have had humans on Mars by the year 2000 as the first step to the exploration of deep space. Piercing the Horizon provides provocative context to current conversations on the case for reaching Mars, settling our solar system, and continuing the exploration of space.
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Cornell University Press The Cosmonaut Who Couldn’t Stop Smiling: The Life
Book Synopsis"Let's go!" With that, the boyish, grinning Yuri Gagarin launched into space on April 12, 1961, becoming the first human being to exit Earth's orbit. The twenty-seven-year-old lieutenant colonel departed for the stars from within the shadowy world of the Soviet military-industrial complex. Barbed wires, no-entry placards, armed guards, false identities, mendacious maps, and a myriad of secret signs had hidden Gagarin from prying outsiders—not even his friends or family knew what he had been up to. Coming less than four years after the Russians launched Sputnik into orbit, Gagarin's voyage was cause for another round of capitalist shock and Soviet rejoicing. The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling relates this twentieth-century icon's remarkable life while exploring the fascinating world of Soviet culture. Gagarin's flight brought him massive international fame—in the early 1960s, he was possibly the most photographed person in the world, flashing his trademark smile while rubbing elbows with the varied likes of Nehru, Castro, Queen Elizabeth II, and Italian sex symbol Gina Lollobrigida. Outside of the spotlight, Andrew L. Jenks reveals, his tragic and mysterious death in a jet crash became fodder for morality tales and conspiracy theories in his home country, and, long after his demise, his life continues to provide grist for the Russian popular-culture mill. This is the story of a legend, both the official one and the one of myth, which reflected the fantasies, perversions, hopes and dreams of Gagarin's fellow Russians. With this rich, lively chronicle of Gagarin's life and times, Jenks recreates the elaborately secretive world of space-age Russia while providing insights into Soviet history that will captivate a range of readers.Trade ReviewThis book is an outstanding piece of scholarship. The author has drawn on the best of Soviet historiography to craft a multifaceted biography of a man whose obscure origins made him appear to be a malleable public personality and with an easily masked face. Dr. Jenks has done as much for the scholarship of Soviet-era biography as historian Nell Irvin Painter has done for uncovering the lives of slaves in the United States. * The Russian Review *This is an intelligent and balanced biography that combines well the cultural history of space technology with Soviet and Russian history. Highly recommended. Academic, professional, and general audiences, all levels. * Choice *
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Purdue University Press John Houbolt: The Unsung Hero of the Apollo Moon
Book SynopsisIn May 1961, President Kennedy announced that the United States would attempt to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth before the end of that decade. Yet NASA did not have a specific plan for how to accomplish that goal. Over the next fourteen months, NASA vigorously debated several options. At first the consensus was to send one big rocket with several astronauts to the moon, land and explore, and then take off and return the astronauts to earth in the same vehicle. Another idea involved launching several smaller Saturn V rockets into the earth orbit, where a lander would be assembled and fueled before sending the crew to the moon. But it was a small group of engineers led by John C. Houbolt who came up with the plan that propelled human beings to the moon and back—not only safely, but faster, cheaper, and more reliably. Houbolt and his colleagues called it "lunar orbit rendezvous," or "LOR." At first the LOR idea was ignored, then it was criticized, and then finally dismissed by many senior NASA officials. Nevertheless, the group, under Houbolt's leadership, continued to press the LOR idea, arguing that it was the only way to get men to the moon and back by President Kennedy's deadline. Houbolt persisted, risking his career in the face of overwhelming opposition. This is the story of how John Houbolt convinced NASA to adopt the plan that made history.Table of Contents Abbreviations Author's Note Prologue PART I: Beginnings CHAPTER 1: A Young Engineer CHAPTER 2: Evolution of an Agency CHAPTER 3: The Space Task Group CHAPTER 4: Predicting the Future PART II: Ideas CHAPTER 5: From the Earth to the Moon CHAPTER 6: More Committees, Groups, and Panels CHAPTER 7: Parking Orbit CHAPTER 8: Mode Discussions CHAPTER 9: A National Commitment PART III: Debate CHAPTER 10: The "Admiral's Page" and a Letter CHAPTER 11: More Committees, New Issues CHAPTER 12: "All That Nonsense" CHAPTER 13: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back CHAPTER 14: A New Way of Doing Things CHAPTER 15: The Lunar Crasher CHAPTER 16: A Letter From a Crank CHAPTER 17: A Fifth Engine and a New Spacecraft CHAPTER 18: Time for Serious Comparisons CHAPTER 19: Almost There CHAPTER 20: Charlie Frick's Road Show CHAPTER 21: Scratching Backs PART IV: Decision CHAPTER 22: A Surprise Announcement CHAPTER 23: Not There Yet CHAPTER 24: "An Act of Faith and Vision" Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Yuzhnoye Launchers and Satellites
Book SynopsisThe OKB-586/Yuzhnoye design office, located in Dnipro, Ukraine, has developed a large number of military rockets, space launchers and satellites, including the Cosmos and Intercosmos series. Thousands of Yuzhnoye rockets and satellites have been mass-produced by Factory No. 586/YuzhMach. This company celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2021, and was run from 1954 to 1971 by Mikhail Yangel, one of the three great Soviet creators of cosmic rocket technology, alongside Sergei Korolev and Vladimir Chelomey. Yuzhnoye Launchers and Satellites covers 40 years of programs carried out during the Soviet period, which was marked by the Nuclear Arms Race and the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union, and 30 years of the Ukrainian period, characterized by cooperation with the West and opening up commercialization. The book incorporates the latest information from declassified archives.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A Research Agenda for Space Policy
Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the opportunity to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Space policy is now a top priority in international relations. This timely Research Agenda takes the definition of space policy itself as an object of analysis rather than as an unquestioned premise. It presents the multi-faceted spectrum of elements combined within space policy which are crucially relevant to security, welfare and modern society.Chapters demonstrate why space matters and how space policy research has reflected this during the past half-century. Expert international contributors set out a forward-looking research agenda for the 2020s, identifying key problems and conflicts related to the topic and exploring policy, regulatory approaches and diplomatic mechanisms to reach possible solutions. The types of actors and institutions playing a key role in space policy are also examined through an interdisciplinary lens. Scholars and students of political science, international relations and law will find this to be a sophisticated, cutting-edge resource for analysing and understanding the multi-dimensional impacts of space policy.Trade Review‘The space industry is rapidly evolving and as a result, space policy plays an increasingly important and impactful role. The Research Agenda for Space Policy covers pressing topics which have been at the center of the space policy discourse and will continue to be in the 2020s. Esteemed global space policy shapers have contributed to this work, and it is a must read for students, academics, industry, and anyone with an interest in the future of space policy.’ -- Nobu Okada, Founder and CEO Astroscale, Japan‘Space activities today are critical to the daily lives of billions of people. Yet the field of space policy, how governments make decisions governing space activities, is ill-defined with many open questions. A Research Agenda for Space Policy aims to fill this lacuna with a comprehensive look at space policy issues that reflect the diversity of views in the international space community. This scholarly work provides a useful framework for asking – “what are we doing in space and why?” -- ’– Scott Pace, George Washington University, former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: A research agenda for space policy in the 2020s xxi 1 Outer space as a global commons and the role of space law 1 Olavo de O. Bittencourt Neto 2 International cooperation and competition in outer space 19 Larry F. Martinez 3 Emergence of and perspectives for a new paradigm in space diplomacy 37 Kenneth Hodgkins and Adam Routh 4 Space traffic management for the future 53 Kimitake Nakamura 5 Approaches to space technology developments 71 Didier Alary 6 Militarization and securitization of outer space 89 Arne Sönnichsen 7 Regional policy approaches to space security in the US, Asia and Europe 103 Pascal Legai 8 Critical infrastructure protection and space system resilience 117 Christian Heideck and Niklas Reinke 9 Space for public policies 133 Isabelle Sourbès-Verger 10 Space and economic development on Earth: the case of blue economy 151 Annalisa Donati, Lauryn Lee Hallet and Jean-Jacques Tortora 11 Use of outer space resources 171 Fabio Tronchetti 12 Settling in outer space 187 P.J. Blount 13 Space, society and public value 203 Rick Wylie, Estelle Godard and Gianluigi Baldesi 14 Space as a source of inspiration, identity and the arts 219 Saskia Vermeylen Index 235
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Space Fostering African Societies: Developing the
Book SynopsisThis peer-reviewed book provides detailed insights into how space and its applications are, and can be used to support the development of the full range and diversity of African societies, as encapsulated in the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Following on from Part 1, which was highly acclaimed by the space community, it focuses on the role of space in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Africa, but covers an even more extensive array of relevant and timely topics addressing all facets of African development. It demonstrates that, while there have been significant achievements in recent years in terms of economic and social development, which have lifted many of Africa’s people out of poverty, there is still a great deal that needs to be done to fulfill the basic needs of Africa's citizens and afford them the dignity they deserve. To this end, space is already being employed in diverse fields of human endeavor to serve Africa’s goals for its future, but there is much room for further incorporation of space systems and data. Providing a comprehensive overview of the role space is playing in helping Africa achieve its developmental aspirations, the book will appeal to both students and professionals in fields such as space studies, international relations, governance, and social and rural development.Table of ContentsTowards a Competitive African Space Industry.- Remote-Sensing Applications for Mineral Mapping.- The Final Frontier: Considering the Right to Privacy in the Context of Remote Sensing.- Application of Low to Medium Resolution Data for Hydrological Modeling in Malawi.- Egypt’s Remote Sensing Land Use Classification Using Deep Learning.- Reflective Practice in the African Space Sector: The Importance of Cadre Formation.- Democratising the Signal: A Conceptual Beneficiation Model of Space Technology for Lesser Privileged Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.- A Technical Policy and Technological Analysis of a Satellite-Hosted Blockchain System for Sustaining African Development.- On the Feasibility of Landing the Dream Chaser Space Vehicle in South Africa.- Africa’s Emerging Satellite Activities and the Registration of its Satellites.- Africa’s Emerging Satellite Activities and the Registration of its Satellites.- Outer Space Resources and African Perspective.
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Springer International Publishing AG Space Fostering African Societies: Developing the
Book SynopsisThis peer-reviewed book provides detailed insights into how space and its applications are, and can be used to support the development of the full range and diversity of African societies, as encapsulated in the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Following on from Part 1 to Part 4, which were highly acclaimed by the space community, it focuses on the role of space in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Africa, but covers an even more extensive array of relevant and timely topics addressing all facets of African development. It demonstrates that, while there have been significant achievements in recent years in terms of economic and social development, which have lifted many of Africa’s people out of poverty, there is still a great deal that needs to be done to fulfill the basic needs of Africa's citizens and afford them the dignity they deserve. To this end, space is already being employed in diverse fields of human endeavor to serve Africa’s goals for its future, but there is much room for further incorporation of space systems and data. Providing a comprehensive overview of the role space is playing in helping Africa achieve its developmental aspirations, the book will appeal to both students and professionals in fields such as space studies, international relations, governance, social, rural and technical development.Table of ContentsEvaluating the Nigerian Space Policy vs the African Outer Space Strategy.- Africa’s Impact Cratering History and Meteorite Record: Implications for Planetary and Space Science studies on the Continent.- The Namibian Multi-Wavelength Observatory – Towards Sustained Astronomy in Namibia.- South Africa’s Role in Promoting Development in Africa through its Outer Space Activities.- Use of SAR Imagery for Oil Spill Detection and Mapping in Angola.- Preliminary design of a South African liquid rocket engine testing platform for academic applications.
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Springer International Publishing AG Ronald Reagan and the Space Frontier
Book SynopsisWhen Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980, limits on NASA funding and the lack of direction under the Nixon and Carter administrations had left the U.S. space program at a crossroads. In contrast to his predecessors, Reagan saw outer space as humanity’s final frontier and as an opportunity for global leadership. His optimism and belief in American exceptionalism guided a decade of U.S. activities in space, including bringing the space shuttle into operation, dealing with the 1986 Challenger accident and its aftermath, committing to a permanently crewed space station, encouraging private sector space efforts, and fostering international space partnerships with both U.S. allies and with the Soviet Union. Drawing from a trove of declassified primary source materials and oral history interviews, John M. Logsdon provides the first comprehensive account of Reagan’s civilian and commercial space policies during his eight years in the White House. Even as a fiscal conservative who was hesitant to increase NASA’s budget, Reagan’s enthusiasm for the space program made him perhaps the most pro-space president in American history.Trade Review“John Logsdon’s Ronald Reagan and the Space Frontier is a foundational work that should be consulted by anyone who wishes to delve deeply into NASA history and civil space policy in the 1980s. … it will be an essential work for professional historians and political scientists interested in late 20th-century presidential space decision-making.” (Michael J. Neufeld, Quest, Vol. 27 (1), 2020)“This volume is a tutorial on the leadership and legacy of Reagan’s space interests, details that should be instructive to all those in the space community eager to fathom today’s presidential pronouncements about America’s space agenda.this new book from Logsdon adds to the author’s legacy of space policy observations.” (Leonard David, Leonard David's Inside Outer Space, leonarddavid.com, May 29, 2019)Table of Contents
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