Isbn: 9783319392721 - the new gold rush: the riches of space beckon! (4 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book captures the most exciting advances in the harnessing of space as a global resource. The authorstrack the growing number of space businesses and opportunities for investors, and the many possible benefits of spaceplanes, space stations and even space colonies. The authors also discuss the need for more regulatory reform.Companies like Planetary Resources are now forming to find mineral-rich asteroids and bring back new riches to Earth. Solar power satellites in the next few years will start to beam clean energy back to Earth, to meet the growing demands of a still-developing world.Innovative space industries are vital to the survival of modern human life, and the authors demonstrate what can be done to encourage the growing of the'New Space' frontier. From lassoing and then mining asteroids to developing new methods of defending the planet from space hazards and setting up new hotels and adventures for tourists in space, this new industry willhave profound effects onEarth, especially on its economy.This book is based on a study of international experts commissioned ahead of theUNISPACE+50 meeting, having distilled the results of this comprehensive fact-finding process into a compact andvery readableform. It can serve as an excellent starting point for understanding all theactivities underway or planned to make space truly our next frontier.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 237 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The New Gold Rush | The Riches of Space Beckon! | Joseph N. Pelton | Taschenbuch | xiv | Englisch | 2016 | Springer | EAN 9783319392721 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.…