Archaeology and Heritage of the Human Movement into Space

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: O’Leary, Beth Laura (Editor), Capelotti, P. J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Space and Society,
• Subjects: Culture > Study and teaching.; Cultural heritage.; Space sciences.; Law of the sea.; International law.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Archaeology.; Cultural and Media Studies.; Cultural Heritage.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.

This volume addresses the creation, documentation, preservation, and study of the archaeology of lunar, planetary, and interstellar exploration.  It defines the attributes of common human technological expressions within national and, increasingly, private exploration efforts, and explore the archae...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Biographies
• To Boldly Go Where No Man has gone before: Approaches in Space Archaeology and Heritage
• Space Environmental Effects on Material Remains
• Robot Avatars: The Material Culture of Human Activity in Earth Orbit
• Mobile Artifacts in the Solar System and Beyond
• The Space Shuttle Discovery: Cultural and Scientific Legacy
• Self-Destruction, Recycling, and Archaeology: Recent Developments in the Space Industry and Their Consequences for the Future of the Past
• One Small Step: An Analysis of International Space Law and How it Effects Historic Preservation
• World Heritage List Designations of Early Space Exploration Heritage Sites
• The Preservation of California’s Military Cold War Era Cultural Resources
• Notes
• References.