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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rick Tumlinson , Erin MedlicottPublisher: Collector's Guide Publishing Imprint: Apogee Books Dimensions: Width: 25.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.50cm Weight: 0.409kg ISBN: 9781894959322ISBN 10: 1894959329 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 01 November 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe Moon; The Next Age of Lunar Exploration; Marketplace of Competing Ideas Will Determine Alternate Futures; The Moon: A New Destination in Space for America; Manned and Robotic Explorations of Space; History and Frontiers -- What Works, What Doesn't;; Returning to the Moon Will Transform NASA; Making a Business Case for a Return to the Moon; The Extraterrestrial Enterprise; Brave New World?; LunaMars -- The Challenge; The Space Settlement Initiative; Lunar Prospector: Lessons Learned by Alan Binder, Ph.D.; A Real Return to the Moon; The New Space Revolution and Return to the Moon; Access to Luna; Lunar High-Risk Manufacture; The Future of Lunar Tourism; Asteroidal Resources and the Cis-lunar Industrial Economy; Astronomy from the Moon; The Overview Effect from the Moon; The Social and Spiritual significance of Lunar Settlement; Moon Age Daydreams; The Lunar Declaration; Moon Facts; Moon Statistics.ReviewsAuthor InformationRick N Tumlinson has been named one of the top 100 most influential people in the space field by Space News. He is the cofounder of the Space Frontier Foundation and was a key player in starting the lunar prospector project, which discovered hints of water on the moon. He is the executive director and cofounder of the Foundation for the International Nongovernmental Development of Space and has appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Popular Science, and dozens of other publications around the world. He has also been seen on Politically Incorrect, World News Tonight, and on CNN as a commentator on astronomy and space. He lives in North Hollywood, California. Erin Medlicott was one of the first female applicants to NASA's mission specialist program when NASA began recruiting women. She has worked at NASA editing various newsletters and has written for OMNI magazine. She lives in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |