Space Mining and Manufacturing Off-World Resources and Revolutionary Engineering Techniques /

• Main Author: Sivolella, Davide (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: Technology.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Space sciences.; Law of the sea.; International law.; Technology-Sociological aspects.; Popular Science in Technology.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; Science and Technology Studies.

This book produces convincing evidence that exploiting the potential of space could help solve many environmental and social issues affecting our planet, such as pollution, overcrowding, resource depletion and conflicts, economic inequality, social unrest, economic instability and unemployment. It a...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Space Exploration: What For?
• 2. Extraterrestrial Resources and Where to Find Them
• 3. Off-World Mining
• 4. Processing of Space Resources
• 5. The Art of Manufacturing in Space
• 6. Building Factories in Space
• 7. Making it Happen
• 8. For the Benefit of Humankind
• About the Author
• Index.