Social Foundations of Human Space Exploration

• Main Author: Dator, James A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Space Development,
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Political science.; Law of the sea.; International law.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Philosophy of Technology.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Political Science.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.
• Physical Description: XI, 107 p. 4 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781461430940
• ISSN: 2191-8171

Social Foundations of Human Space Exploration presents a uniquely human perspective on the quest to explore space and to understand the universe through the lens of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. It considers early stories about the universe in various cultures; recent space fiction; the origins and cultural rationale for the space age; experiences of humans in space and their emerging interactions with robots and artificial intelligence; how humans should treat environments and alien life; and the alternative futures of space exploration and settlement.