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Amid a century devastated by war, space exploration was perhaps mankind's greatest achievement of the twentieth century.
Yet remarkably, in a world where most technology progresses constantly, space exploration appears to have gone backwards.
Man has not returned to the moon since 1972; the space shuttle programme has finished and not been replaced; much-vaunted promises of space tourism have not become realistic. In this remarkable book, David Ashford looks back at the story of space exploration, identifying the factors that were a driving force behind the eye-catching programmes of the cold war, and showing how now new driving forces are needed.
Using his own extensive experience as a practitioner and researcher of space exploration, Ashford then outlines a new, realistic roadmap for achieving the new space age soon and at an affordable cost. This accessible and readable book will appeal both to students and general readers, giving a fascinating introduction to space exploration - and what matters most about it.
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- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:John Murray Press
- Publication Date:26/07/2013
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- ISBN:9781444183856
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:John Murray Press
- Publication Date:26/07/2013
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- ISBN:9781444183856