Mars via the Moon The Next Giant Leap
MOMENTUM IS BUILDING for a return to the Moon. NASA’s international partners on the International Space Station are in favor of returning to the lunar surface, as are India and China. The horizon goal may be Mars, but the political, funding and the techno
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Erik Seedhouse
Mars via the Moon The Next Giant Leap
Erik Seedhouse
Mars via the Moon The Next Giant Leap
Erik Seedhouse Assistant Professor, Commercial Space Operations Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, Florida
SPRINGER-PRAXIS BOOKS IN SPACE EXPLORATION
Springer Praxis Books ISBN 978-3-319-21887-8 ISBN 978-3-319-21888-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-21888-5
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Contents
Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................... ix Dedication .................................................................................................................. xi About the Author ...................................................................................................... xiii Acronyms ................................................................................................................... xv Kick-Starting the Next Giant Leap ......................................................................... xvii 1
Martian Dragons ................................................................................................. Dragon #1: radiation ............................................................................................. Dragon #2: cataracts ............................................................................................. Dragon #3: blindness ............................................................................................ Dragon #4: bone loss and muscle atrophy ........................................................
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