Comins The Traveler's Guide to Space

For One-Way Settlers and Round-Trip Tourists
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-231-54289-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten

An inside look at the experience of space travel and the destinations we may one day visit as space tourists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Comins, Neil

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Weltraumforschung
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Luftverkehr
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Part I: Preparing for Space
1. Science and the Solar System Over Easy
2. Brief Descriptions of Journeys Through Space
3. Preparing for Your Trip
4. Training for Space Travel
Part II: Adjusting to Space
5. Launch!
6. Adjustments During the First Few Days
7. Long-Term Physical Adjustments to Space
8. Getting Along in Space: Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Space Travel
Part III: Making the Most of Experiences in Space
9. Experiences by Destination
Part IV: Home! Sweet? Home?
10. Emigrating to Mars or Returning to Earth
Appendix: Powers of Ten
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Neil F. Comins is professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Maine. His books include Discovering the Universe, tenth edition (2014), What If the Earth Had Two Moons? (2010), Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe (Columbia, 2003), and What If the Moon Didn't Exist? (1993).