The New Gold Rush The Riches of Space Beckon! /
This book captures the most exciting advances in the harnessing of space as a global resource. The authors track the growing number of space businesses and opportunities for investors, and the many possible benefits of spaceplanes, space stations and even space colonies. The authors also discuss the...
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Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Copernicus,
2017.
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Preface. - Chapter One: Why This Gold Rush is Different
- Chapter Two: The Space Cornucopia of Jobs, Resources and More
- Chapter Three: The Expanding Use of Space in Communications, Navigation, Remote Sensing and Weather Satellites
- Chapter Four: Commercial Space Transport, On-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing
- Chapter Five: Solar Power Satellites and Space Mining
- Chapter Six: Space Security, Defense and Weapons
- Chapter Seven: Protecting Earth from Space Junk, Cosmic Hazards and Climate Change
- Chapter Eight: Space Habitats, Space Colonies, and the New Space Economy
- Chapter Nine: Governing the New Space Economy
- Chapter Ten: Policing the Gold Rush in the Skies. Chapter 11: Looking Toward a More Hopeful Global Society. - Appendix. - Glossary. - Index.