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OverviewIf by some magic process humanity was able to go to the stars tomorrow and find habitable worlds we would probably want to design a society based upon modern technology. We can't do this but we can look at our Earthbound society and think about how to redesign it so that it will work better. It is like a giant game of the SIMS but in the real world. This book examines how the exploration of space, specifically a commercial base on the Moon and Mars would transform our economies on the Earth as surely as the discovery of the New World transformed the old world of Europe. From Platinum Group Metals for fuel cells, manufacturing high tech metals and robots to the building of a fusion reactor, the Moon holds great promise for a high tech manufacturing future. This book takes a look and imagines how a world with such resources could be designed for our future. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dennis WingoPublisher: Collector's Guide Publishing Imprint: Apogee Books Dimensions: Width: 25.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 18.00cm Weight: 0.516kg ISBN: 9781894959100ISBN 10: 1894959108 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 June 2004 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews...a very readable and entertaining piece... -- Magazine of Astronautics and Outer Space, 2005. Author InformationDennis Wingo is the founder and president of SkyCorp, a spacecraft design firm specializing in vehicles for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |