Description
Book SynopsisWill humans ever be able to live on other planets? Former NASA astronaut Dr. Dave Williams is the person to ask. It turns out that Earth is a pretty good place to live. Finding other habitable environments in space is no easy task: temperatures on Mercury are ten times hotter than on Earth; winter on Neptune lasts about forty years, and Uranus is ten billion miles (sixteen billion kilometers) away. But there is one planet that looks promising: Mars. Even though it takes six months to get there, Mars most closely resembles Earth. So what would it take to make it habitable—and what would life look like there? As in the other three titles in the Dr. Dave: Astronaut series, this book demystifies space travel. The science is explained in simple terms while the sense of adventure is ever-present. This book belongs in the hands of every child interested in space, and in every classroom where STEM is taught.
Table of Contents4/5 Welcome from Dr. Dave
6/7 Introduction: Dare to Dream
Chapter 1: Life on Earth
8/9 First Things First
10/13 The Perfect Planet
14/15 So, Why Leave?
Chapter 2: Know the Neighborhood
16/17 Looking for Locations
18/19 Rocky Road
20/21 Out of Gas
22/23 Tops for Terrestrials
Chapter 3: Moving Up?
24/25: Europa & Io
26/27: Enceladus & Titan
28/29 Moon Mission
30/31 Lunar Living
32/33 Destination: Mars
34/35 Life on the Red Planet
36/37 Moon or Mars?
38/39 Already There?
40/41 Space Cities
Chapter 4: Turning Dreams Into Reality
42/43 Danger Zone
44/45 Practice Makes Perfect
46/47 Go Farther, Stay Longer
48/49 Conclusion: What’s Next?
50/51 Further Reading/Image Credits/Index
