Research Catalog

Title

The hazards of space travel : a tourist's guide / by Neil F. Comins.

Author

Comins, Neil F., 1951-

Publication

New York : Villard, c2007.

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Description

xvi, 253 p. ; ill.; 21 cm.

Summary

Explores the possible hazards facing future space tourists, travelers, and colonists, using fictional log entries of an imaginary astronaut from the future to explain and illustrate actual science fact.

Subject

• Manned space flight
• Space environment
• Space tourism

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-240) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- pt. 1. Hazards on other worlds : air, land, water -- 1. Hazards in the air -- 2. The atmosphere of Mars -- 3. Noxious gases and pathogens we bring into space -- 4. Dust -- 5. Eruptions in space -- 6. Quakes and landslides -- 7. Low gravity -- 8. Water, water -- 9. More than a drop to drink -- 10. Water on Mars -- 11. Water hazards on other bodies -- pt. 2. Dangers of radiation -- 12. Types of radiation you will face -- 13. Destination-specific radiation dangers -- 14. Protection from radiation -- 15. Mutations and fixing damaged cells -- pt. 3. Impacts -- 16. The dangers of impacts -- pt. 4. Human-made hazards -- 17. Mechanical failures -- 18. Computer malfunctions -- pt. 5. Medical hazards -- 19. A matter of some gravity -- 20. Gravity lost -- 21. Cosmic vibrations -- 22. Circadian rhythms -- pt. 6. Hazards related to social interactions, mental health, and other human factors -- 23. Preparing for space travel -- 24. Communication and miscommunication -- 25. Crowding -- 26. Mental-health issues -- 27. Intellectual and motivational issues -- pt. 7. Readapting to Earth -- 28. Homecomings -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN

9781400065974

LCCN

^^2006052809

OCLC

76481605

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library