Living and Working in Space: Human Behavior, Culture and Organization (Wiley–Praxis Series in Space Science and Technology) - Softcover

Harris, Philip Robert

9780471962557: Living and Working in Space: Human Behavior, Culture and Organization (Wiley–Praxis Series in Space Science and Technology)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471962554 ISBN 13: 9780471962557

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1996

This second edition discusses scientific accomplishments and behavioural space science research concerning near-term exploration, settlement and industrialization of the space environment. The ten chapters, on the human and cultural dimensions for creating a spacefaring civilization, consider particular issues such as the deployment and performance of spacefarers management of large scale space enterprises and discuss the key industrial and technical challenges. This edition has been thoroughly updated and revised, and new chapters have been included on "Macrothinking in Global Space Planning" and "Strategies for Lunar Industrialization and Port Planning."

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Synopsis:

This second edition of Living and Working in Space discusses scientific accomplishments and behavioural space science research concerning near-term exploration, settlement and industrialization of the space environmment. The ten chapters, on the human and cultural dimensions for creating a spacefaring civilization, consider parctical issues such as the deployment and performance of spacefarers management of large scale space enterprises, and discuss the key industrial and technical challenges. The first edition has been thoroughly updated and revised, and new chapters have been inluded on "Macrothinking in Global Space Planning" and "Strategies for Lunar Industrialization and Port Planning".

About the Author:

Philip Robert Harris, Ph.D., M.S., B.B.A. is President of Harris International Ltd.

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