The Protos Mandate A Scientific Novel /

• Main Author: Kanas M.D., Nick (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Science and Fiction,
• Subjects: Physics.; Planetology.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Psychology.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Sociology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Popular Science in Psychology.; Sociology, general.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

In the 25th Century, the effects of overpopulation and global warming on Earth have led to the formation of human colonies on the Moon, Mars and elsewhere in the Solar System, yet the limited number of viable places forces humanity to look to the stars. A crash program has been developed to send Pro...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Part I The Novel: The Protos Mandate
• Part II The Science behind the Fiction: Challenges of Manned Interstellar Travel.