BEYOND EARTH: THE FUTURE OF HUMANS IN SPACE “This book expresses our shared commitment to achieving the wonderful possibilities that a focused space program may achieve for the benefit of all of humanity.” Ken Cox - ATWG This is a critical time for the space program, and for all of us. Even the significant steps that we have taken since the dawn of the space age in 1957, including orbital flight, the Moon landings, and orbiting space stations, will in retrospect seem to be tiny steps compared to what lies ahead. Migrating into space will challenge us beyond anything we have previously accomplished, and we are destined to face adventures that are both fantastically breathtaking and supremely dangerous. BEYOND EARTH is for everyone interested in humankind's next great adventure - the human settlement of the Solar System. A unique collection of world-class scholars, scientists, engineers, managers, astronauts, artists, authors, and professors examine the key questions of our unique circumstance at the dawn of a new era in space exploration and development: Why does space matter to us? What can we use it for? How can we get there efficiently? What will ordinary life be like in space? What will our homes be like on the Moon? On Mars? In orbit? Will we play? Will we love? "Beyond Earth delivers a very powerful new forest of paradigms and messages to the members of global society who are the 'Change Masters' of international social systems and sectors." Elliott Maynard, Ph.D., President, Arcos Cielos Research Center, |
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