Chris Impey

Beyond - Our Future in Space

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ISBN 13:: 9780393239300
author:: Chris Impey
format:: HardBack
publisher:: W. W. Norton & Company
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2015
Pages:: 336
Dimensions:: 16.5 x 2.8 x 24.4 cm
Genre:: Science & Nature, Engineering & Technology, Aeronautics & Aerospace
Condition:: New
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Beyond Our Future In Space by Chris Impey is an epic story of humanity leaving home and thriving in the vast universe beyond Earth. Human exploration has been a driving force for technological progress, from our earliest ancestors to today's cutting-edge researchers. A sense of wanderlust has inspired generations of space explorers, from stargazers to modern-day innovators. Today, private companies and entrepreneurs are poised to outpace traditional space agencies in a new era of space travel. With advancements in technology, the possibilities for exploration seem endless: plans for space elevators, experiments with long-distance life suspension, and prototypes for solar sails that harness the power of microwaves. In the next century, a thriving commercial space industry will emerge, with small but viable colonies on the Moon and Mars within thirty years. In fifty years, asteroid mining technology will have advanced enough to harvest resources from space. This vision of humanity's future in space is not just a possibility, but a reality that is already being shaped by human ingenuity and curiosity.

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