From Cave Man to Cave Martian Living in Caves on the Earth, Moon and Mars /

• Main Author: von Ehrenfried, Manfred "Dutch" (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Space Exploration
• Subjects: Astronomy.; Space sciences.; Planetology.; Technology-History.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; History of Technology.

This book explores the practicality of using the existing subsurface geology on the Moon and Mars for protection against radiation, thermal extremes, micrometeorites and dust storms rather than building surface habitats at great expense at least for those first few missions. It encourages NASA to pl...

Table of Contents:

• Frontispiece
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Author's preface
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2:Cave Uses on Earth From Prehistory to the Present
• Chapter 3: Lunar and Mars Caves, Lava Tubes and Pits
• Chapter 4: Terrestrial Cave and Lava Tube Research
• Chapter 5: Technologies
• Chapter 6: Considerations for Cave and Lava Tube Selection
• Chapter 7: A Proposed Mission for NASA's Design Reference Architecture
• Appendix 1: Lunar and Mars Satellites and Rovers
• Appendix 2: Analog Projects
• Appendix 3: Scientists in Cave and Lava Tube Research
• Appendix 4: Space Policy Directives
• Appendix 5: Quotes
• Appendix 6: Cave and Lava Tube Terminology
• References, Internet Links and Videos
• Glossary
• Image Links
• About the Author
• Index.