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Many societies have imagined going to live in space. What they want
to do once they get up there - whether conquering the unknown,
establishing space "colonies," privatising the moon's resources -
reveals more than expected. In this fascinating radical history of
space exploration, Fred Scharmen shows that often science and
fiction have combined in the imagined dreams of life in outer
space, but these visions have real implications for life back on
earth. For the Russian Cosmists of the 1890s space was a place to
pursue human perfection away from the Earth. For others, such as
Wernher Von Braun, it was an engineering task that combined, in the
Space Race, the Cold War, and during World War II, with destructive
geopolitics. Arthur C Clark in his speculative books offered an
alternative vision of wonder that is indifferent to human
interaction. Meanwhile NASA planned and managed the space station
like an earthbound corporation. Today, the market has arrived into
outer space and exploration is the plaything of superrich
technology billionaires, who plan to privatise the mineral wealth
for themselves. Are other worlds really possible? Bringing these
figures and ideas together reveals a completely different story of
our relationship with outer space, as well as the dangers of our
current direction of extractive capitalism and colonisation.
Driven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and
imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed
dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields
of astronomy and astrophysics are making new connections to
physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science. Based on a broad
and comprehensive survey of scientific opportunities,
infrastructure, and organization in a national and international
context, New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics
outlines a plan for ground- and space- based astronomy and
astrophysics for the decade of the 2010's.
Realizing these scientific opportunities is contingent upon
maintaining and strengthening the foundations of the research
enterprise including technological development, theory, computation
and data handling, laboratory experiments, and human resources. New
Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics proposes
enhancing innovative but moderate-cost programs in space and on the
ground that will enable the community to respond rapidly and
flexibly to new scientific discoveries. The book recommends
beginning construction on survey telescopes in space and on the
ground to investigate the nature of dark energy, as well as the
next generation of large ground-based giant optical telescopes and
a new class of space-based gravitational observatory to observe the
merging of distant black holes and precisely test theories of
gravity.
New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics recommends a
balanced and executable program that will support research
surrounding the most profound questions about the cosmos. The
discoveries ahead will facilitate the search for habitable planets,
shed light on dark energy and dark matter, and aid our
understanding of the history of the universe and how the earliest
stars and galaxies formed. The book is a useful resource for
agencies supporting the field of astronomy and astrophysics, the
Congressional committees with jurisdiction over those agencies, the
scientific community, and the public.
Your interest is bound to be held by the contents of this work and
the amazing characters, their achievements and the other topics
dealt with herein. A search team was formed to find any remains of
the Ark of Noah. They recorded on tape, the amazing account by an
elderly Armenian living in the USA who had climbed onto the
petrified hulk of the Holy Ark, when his uncle took him up Mount
Ararat as a boy. His recorded account was subjected to the P.S.E
Test (Lie Test)and it passed. Read the amazing account of the
incredible Count St Germain, philosopher, alchemist and linguist,
who could manufacture diamonds and transmute gold and was friend of
Louis XV. Voltaire said to him He is a man who knows everything and
never dies. He discovered the elixir of youth. Various nobles and
dignitaries met him over the decades and he always looked the same.
Read about N.D.E's (near death experiences) ghosts, spirits and the
paranormal, the Atlantis myth, the story of Noah and more. The
title given to this work will now be obvious to all.
The search for life is one of the most active fields in space
science and involves a wide variety of scientific disciplines,
including planetary science, astronomy and astrophysics, chemistry,
biology, chemistry, and geoscience. In December 2016, the Space
Studies Board hosted a workshop to explore the possibility of
habitable environments in the solar system and in exoplanets,
techniques for detecting life, and the instrumentation used. This
publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the
workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Setting the Stage 2
Habitable Environments in the Solar System 3 Exoplanets 4 Life
Detection Techniques 5 Instrumentation 6 Future Directions: Report
of Breakout Groups 7 Wrap-Up Appendixes Appendix A: Statement of
Task Appendix B: Workshop Agenda Appendix C: Workshop Participants
Appendix D: Poster Abstracts Appendix E: Biographies of Committee
Members
This peer-reviewed book presents a comprehensive overview of the
role space is playing in enabling Latin America to fulfill its
developmental aspirations. Following on from the highly acclaimed
Part 1, it explains how space and its applications can be used to
support the development of the full range and diversity of Latin
America societies, while being driven by Latin American goals. The
Latin American space sector is currently undergoing a phase of
rapid and dynamic expansion, with new actors entering the field and
with space applications increasingly being used to support the
continent's social, economic, and political development. All across
Latin America, attention is shifting to space as a fundamental part
of the continental development agenda, and the creation of a Latin
American space agency is evidence of this. Additionally, while in
recent years, significant advances in economic and social
development have lifted many of Latin America's people out of
poverty, there is still much that needs to be done to fulfill the
basic needs of the population and to afford them the dignity they
deserve. To this end, space is already being employed in diverse
fields of human endeavor to serve Latin America's goals for its
future, but there is still a need for further incorporation of
space systems and data. This book will appeal to researchers,
professionals and students in fields such as space studies,
international relations, governance, and social and rural
development.
Among the various segments of society affected by the COVID-19
pandemic over the past year and a half, few were hit as hard as the
aviation industry. At its worst point, in March 2020, passenger
volumes for U.S. airlines had dropped more than 95 percent.
Airlines, airports, aircraft manufacturers, and other components of
the air travel system faced an unprecedented challenge, with
threats to the health of passengers and crews combined with threats
to the financial health of the entire system. To address the many
COVID-related issues facing the aviation industry, on June 28-30,
2021, the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a three-day
workshop, Aviation After a Year of Pandemic - Economics, People,
and Technology. Funded by the National Aeronautical and Space
Administration and held remotely via Zoom, the workshop focused on
four specific areas regarding the effects of COVID on the aviation
industry: economics, personnel, technology, and next steps. This
publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the
workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Overview:
Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic 3 Policy and Procedures
4 Aircraft Design and Flight Operations, Personnel, and Performance
5 Operations and Performance: Airports, Ground Transportation, and
Air Traffic Management 6 Aviation Economics 7 Critically Needed
Capabilities, Research, and Next Steps Appendixes Appendix A:
Statement of Task Appendix B: Workshop Agenda Appendix C: Acronyms
Appendix D: Planning Committee and Staff Biographical Information
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