The Future of Human Space Exploration
For several decades it has been widely accepted that human space exploration is the exclusive domain of government agencies. The cost of performing such missions, estimated in multiple reports to amount to hundreds of billions dollars over decades, w
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The Future of Human Space Exploration
Giovanni Bignami • Andrea Sommariva
The Future of Human Space Exploration
Giovanni Bignami IASF-INAF Milan, Italy
Andrea Sommariva Milan, Italy
ISBN 978-1-137-52657-1 ISBN 978-1-137-52658-8 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-52658-8
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Foreword: The Future of Human Space Exploration by Johann Dietrich Woerner, General Director of the European Space Agency
In The Future of Human Space Exploration, Giovanni Bignami and Andrea Sommariva present a discussion of a very challenging topic: that of exploration. For the space community, exploration lies at the very core of space activity and brings together technology and science at the highest level. Exploration, whether robotic or human, requires that we think about possible effects that extend far beyond our day-to-day experience. The book focuses on all aspects of exploration, ranging from history, launcher and propulsion systems and spacecraft, to possible activities beyond science such as mining in the universe. It also covers the crucial aspects of human spaceflight. Large parts of the book are written in such a way as to give even the less-informed reader a clear understanding of the subject. At the same time, those already with an in-depth understanding can find detailed information about the physics that provides the background to these activitie
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