Given the near incomprehensible enormity of the universe, it
appears almost inevitable that humankind will one day find a planet
that appears to be much like the Earth. This discovery will no
doubt reignite the lure of interplanetary travel. Will we be up to
the task? And, given our limited resources, biological constraints,
and the general hostility of space, what shape should we expect
such expeditions to take?
In "Robots in Space, " Roger Launius and Howard McCurdy tackle
these seemingly fanciful questions with rigorous scholarship and
disciplined imagination, jumping comfortably among the worlds of
rocketry, engineering, public policy, and science fantasy to
expound upon the possibilities and improbabilities involved in
trekking across the Milky Way and beyond. They survey the
literature--fictional as well as academic studies; outline the
progress of space programs in the United States and other nations;
and assess the current state of affairs to offer a conclusion
startling only to those who haven't spent time with Asimov,
Heinlein, and Clarke: to traverse the cosmos, humans must embrace
and entwine themselves with advanced robotic technologies.
Their discussion is as entertaining as it is edifying and their
assertions are as sound as they are fantastical. Rather than asking
us to suspend disbelief, "Robots in Space" demands that we accept
facts as they evolve.
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