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050		4	_aCB440 _b.W36 2020
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100	1		_aWanjek, Christopher, _d1967-
245	1	0	_aSpacefarers : _bhow humans will settle the Moon, Mars, and beyond / _cChristopher Wanjek.
264		1	_aCambridge, Massachusetts : _bHarvard University Press, _c2020.
264		4	_c©2020.
300			_a389 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: Pre-launch -- Living on earth -- Checkup before countdown -- Living in orbit -- Living on the Moon -- Living on asteroids -- Living on Mars -- Living in the inner and outer solar system and beyond -- Epilogue: Welcome home.
520			_a"More than fifty years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, why is there so little human presence in space? Will we ever reach Mars? What will it take to become a multiplanet species, colonizing the solar system and traveling to other stars? Spacefarers meets these questions head on. While many books have speculated on the possibility of living beyond the Earth, few have delved into the practical challenges or plausible motives for leaving the safe confines of our home planet. Christopher Wanjek argues that there is little doubt we will be returning to the Moon and exploring Mars in the coming decades, given the potential scientific and commercial bonanza. Private industry is already taking a leading role and earning profits from human space activity. This can be, Wanjek suggests, a sustainable venture and a natural extension of earthbound science, business, and leisure. He envisions hoteling in low-earth orbit and mining, tourism, and science on the Moon. He also proposes the slow, steady development of science bases on Mars, to be followed by settlements if Martian gravity will permit reproduction and healthy child development. An appetite for wonder will take us far, but if we really want to settle new worlds, we'll need the earnest plans of engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs. Wanjek introduces us to those planners, who are striving right now to make life in space a reality"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aAstronautics and civilization.
650		0	_aInterplanetary voyages.
651		0	_aOuter space _xExploration.
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