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Author Friedman, Louis.
Title Human spaceflight : from Mars to the stars / Louis Friedman.
Publisher Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2015.
Copyright date ©2015



Descript 1 online resource (viii, 150 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some colour)
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Contents Introduction -- The human future in space -- Lighting the path : solar sails and interstellar travel -- Sailcraft in turbulent political and technical waters -- The planetary society and solar sailing -- Interstellar precursors and the 100 year starship -- A mission to the solar gravitational lens focus -- Extending human presence, not humans -- Creating a multi-planet species : humans to Mars -- Stepping stones to Mars -- Implications and conclusions -- Appendix : human Mars mission requirements.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 0816532281 (electronic bk.)
9780816532285 (electronic bk.)
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Author Friedman, Louis.
Subject Manned space flight.
Interstellar travel.
Space flight to Mars.
Outer space -- Exploration.
Descript 1 online resource (viii, 150 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some colour)
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Introduction -- The human future in space -- Lighting the path : solar sails and interstellar travel -- Sailcraft in turbulent political and technical waters -- The planetary society and solar sailing -- Interstellar precursors and the 100 year starship -- A mission to the solar gravitational lens focus -- Extending human presence, not humans -- Creating a multi-planet species : humans to Mars -- Stepping stones to Mars -- Implications and conclusions -- Appendix : human Mars mission requirements.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 0816532281 (electronic bk.)
9780816532285 (electronic bk.)
Author Friedman, Louis.
Subject Manned space flight.
Interstellar travel.
Space flight to Mars.
Outer space -- Exploration.

Subject Manned space flight.
Interstellar travel.
Space flight to Mars.
Outer space -- Exploration.
Descript 1 online resource (viii, 150 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some colour)
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Introduction -- The human future in space -- Lighting the path : solar sails and interstellar travel -- Sailcraft in turbulent political and technical waters -- The planetary society and solar sailing -- Interstellar precursors and the 100 year starship -- A mission to the solar gravitational lens focus -- Extending human presence, not humans -- Creating a multi-planet species : humans to Mars -- Stepping stones to Mars -- Implications and conclusions -- Appendix : human Mars mission requirements.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 0816532281 (electronic bk.)
9780816532285 (electronic bk.)

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