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.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Early Visions of Not-Earth and Space Fiction
• Origins of the Space Age
• Cultural Rationale for Space
• Humans in Space
• Humans and Posthumans
• Do Rocks Have Rights?
• Never Again!
• Space Futures
• Top Ten Things to Know about Space and Society
• Key Words List.