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Final frontier : the pioneering science and technology of exploring the universe

Title
Final frontier : the pioneering science and technology of exploring the universe / Brian Clegg.
Author
Clegg, Brian.
Publication
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014.
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viii, 291 pages; 22 cm
Summary
"Human beings are natural explorers, and nowhere is this frontier spirit stronger than in the United States of America. It almost defines the character of the US. But the Earth is running out of frontiers fast. Star Trek was right -- there is only one final frontier, and that is space. In Brian Clegg's The Final Frontier we discover the massive challenges that face explorers, both human and robotic, to uncover the current and future technologies that could take us out into the galaxy and take a voyage of discovery where no one has gone before... but one day someone will. In 2003, General Wesley Clark set the nation a challenge to produce the technology that would enable new pioneers to explore the galaxy. That challenge is tough -- the greatest we've ever faced. But taking on the final frontier does not have to be a fantasy.In a time of recession, escapism is always popular -- and what greater escape from the everyday can there be than the chance of leaving Earth's bounds and exploring the universe? With a rich popular culture heritage in science fiction movies, books and TV shows, this is a subject that entertains and informs in equal measure"--
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  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277) and index.
Call Number
JSD 15-11
ISBN
  • 9781250039439
  • 1250039436
LCCN
2014010056
OCLC
2014010056
Author
Clegg, Brian.
Title
Final frontier : the pioneering science and technology of exploring the universe / Brian Clegg.
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277) and index.
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JSD 15-11
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