Dream Missions Space Colonies, Nuclear Spacecraft and Other Possibilities /

• Main Author: van Pelt, Michel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Engineering.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).

This book takes the reader on a journey through the history of extremely ambitious, large and complex space missions that never happened. What were the dreams and expectations of the visionaries behind these plans, and why were they not successful in bringing their projects to reality thus far? As s...