Research Catalog

Title

Space enterprise : living and working offworld in the 21st century / Philip Robert Harris.

Author

Harris, Philip R. (Philip Robert), 1926-

Publication

Berlin ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : in association with Praxis Pub., [2009]

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Details

Description

l, 616 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

Focuses upon aspects of human behavior, culture, man/machine interface, organization, performance, and governance when functioning in the unique space environment. It explores the commercial, legal and political issues of space exploration, and introduces a scheme for the utilization of space technology and rsources for the benefit of the human race.

Series Statement

Springer Praxis books. Space exploration

Alternative Title

Living and working offworld in the 21st century

Subjects

• Outer space > Exploration
• Space stations
• Space industrialization
• Space colonies
• Manned space flight
• Exploration of outer space
• Astronautics > Human factors
• space stations
• space colonies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Toward a global space vision, ethos, and enterprise -- Human space exploration and settlement -- Space habitability and the environment -- Cultural implications of space enterprise -- High-performing spacefarers -- Orbital deployment systems and tourism -- Macrothinking in strategic space planning -- Macromanagement of space enterprise -- Challenges in offworld private enterprise -- Lunar enterprises and development -- Epilogue -- Appendices. A. Government issues in space societies / by George S. Robinson -- B. Space-based energy : lunar solar power / by David R. Criswell and Philip R. Harris -- C. Learning from space entrepreneurs / by Thomas L. Matula -- D. Health services aloft : space nurses / by Linda M. Plush and Eleanor A. O'Rangers -- E. International Lunar Observatory strategy / by Steve Durst.

ISBN

• 9780387776392
• 0387776397

LCCN

2008920035

OCLC

• ocn228195871
• 228195871
• SCSB-9287187

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library