Lunar Outpost provides a detailed account of the various technologies, mission architectures, medical requirements and training needed to return humans to the Moon within the next decade. It focuses on the means by which a lunar outpost will be constructed and also addresses major topics such as the cost of the enterprise and the roles played by private companies and individual countries. The return of humans to the surface of the Moon will be critical to the exploration of the solar system. The various missions are not only in pursuit of scientific knowledge, but also looking to extend human civilization, economic expansion, and public engagement beyond Earth. As well as NASA, China's Project 921, Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency, Russia, and the European Space Agency are all planning manned missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars. The Ares-I and Ares-V are the biggest rockets since the Saturn V and there is much state-of-the-art technology incorporated into the design of Orion, the spacecraft that will carry a crew of four astronauts to the Moon. Lunar Outpost also describes the human factors, communications, exploration activities, and life support constraints of the missions.

Lunar Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon (Springer Praxis Books)

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Seedhouse, Erik

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Praxis

Recent surveys have provided new and updated information into public insights of the nascent space tourism industry. This book uniquely explores in detail the cutting-edge technologies, spacecraft capabilities, launch vehicles and the training that will define this commercial enterprise. The book also provides a manual for future suborbital and orbital private space explorers. Over half of the book is dedicated to providing for the first time essential training material for private spaceflight participants. This book provides a much needed, well-rounded understanding of what promises to be the most dynamic and exciting industry in the world.

Tourists in Space: A Practical Guide (Springer Praxis Books)

Business & Money

Industries

This book thoroughly details how humans will get to Mars. It fully covers crew preparation and mission trajectories and explains an adaptable and mobile exploration architecture that will enable long-term human exploration of the planet.

Martian Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on Mars (Springer Praxis Books)

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

The world's most populous nation views space as an asset, not only from a technological and commercial perspective but also from a political one. The repercussions of this ideology already extend far beyond Washington. China vs. the United States explores future Chinese aspirations in space and the implications of a looming space race. Dr. Seedhouse provides background information on the fifteen-year history of the China National Space Administration and its long list of accomplishments. Sino-U.S. technological and commercial interests in space are discussed, including their interest in encouraging a potential space race. The national security objectives of the U.S. and China are also examined.

The New Space Race: China vs. USA (Springer Praxis Books)

Today's astronauts require many different abilities. They must not only be expert in performing flight simulations but must also be proficient in such dissimilar subjects as photography, thermodynamics, electrical repairs, flight procedures, oceanography, public affairs, and geology. In Prepare for Launch, the author introduces the technologies and myriad activities that constitute or affect astronaut training, such as the part-task trainers, emergency procedures, the fixed-based and motion-based simulators, virtual environment training, and the demands of training in the Weightless Environment Training Facility. With plans to return to the Moon and future missions to Mars, the current selection criteria and training are very different from those used for short duration mission Space Shuttle crews. Dr. Erik Seedhouse in this book focuses on how astronaut candidates are taught to cope with different needs and environments (for example, hibernation, artificial gravity, and bioethics issues) and also includes brief discussions of the astronaut application and selection process.

Prepare for Launch: The Astronaut Training Process (Springer Praxis Books)

One of the greatest achievements of the 21st century will be to cast a light on the eternal darkness of the deep ocean. This book identifies the key determinants of life or death in this extreme environment and chronicles the frontiers of diving medicine.

Ocean Outpost: The Future of Humans Living Underwater (Springer Praxis Books / Popular Science)

Springer

Looking forward to the day when astronauts depart on extended exploration missions, this assessment of the future of space medicine analyzes what is necessary to keep a crew alive in space as well as the medical challenges faced by interplanetary astronauts.

Trailblazing Medicine: Sustaining Explorers During Interplanetary Missions (Springer Praxis Books)

Computers & Technology

Programming

Interplanetary Outpost follows the mission architecture of NASA's plan for Human Outer Planet Exploration (HOPE), which envisions sending a crew to the moon Callisto. This text addresses the various challenges involved with the mission, while providing a foundation of mission requirements.

Interplanetary Outpost: The Human and Technological Challenges of Exploring the Outer Planets (Springer Praxis Books)

This book examines the increasing need for commercial astronauts. It provides unique insights into the burgeoning new field of commercial space operation, individuals who will run these missions and the types of missions this new corps of astronauts will fly.

Astronauts For Hire: The Emergence of a Commercial Astronaut Corps (Springer Praxis Books)

Management & Leadership

This book explores the effects of G forces in both hyper-gravity and microgravity, in settings from Formula 1 racing to rocket re-entry. Includes an overview of G-related research, and intervention methods to mitigate the effects of increased and reduced G.

Pulling G: Human Responses to High and Low Gravity (Popular Science)

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