Farthest Shore: A 21st Century Guide to Space (Apogee Books Space Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1926592077 ISBN 13: 9781926592077

Publisher: Apogee Books, 2010

Synopsis

A comprehensive guide to space systems and exploration in the 21st century. It covers various aspects of space, from how we use space to deal with global warming to the developments in space tourism. It tells us about the different ways we can use space to survive on Earth or create different industries.

About this title

Product Description:

Presents a collection of essays that cover space sciences and exploration in the twenty-first century, with information on such topics as satellites, spacecraft, space missions and programs, space polity and law, and the economics of space travel.

About the Author:

Dr. Joseph N. Pelton is the director of the Space and Advanced Communications Research Institute at George Washington University. He was chairman of the board and vice president of academic programs for the International Space University in Strasbourg, France; founding president of the Society of Satellite Professionals International; and executive editor of the International Academy of Astronomics. He is the author of more than two dozen books, including the Pulitzer PrizewinningGlobal Talk and Space Exploration and Astronaut Safety. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.Dr. Angelia P. Bukley has more than two decades of professional experience in space and defense systems and is the acting vice president for research at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. She has worked at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and has published more than 70 technical publications. She is the coauthor and coeditor ofArtificial Gravity. She lives in Tullahoma, Tennessee.

About this edition

• Publisher: Apogee Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1926592077
• ISBN 13: 9781926592077
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Pelton Dr Joseph N, Bukley Angelia P