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Islands in the Sky - Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space (Paperback): Stanley Schmidt, Robert Zubrin

Islands in the Sky - Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space (Paperback)

Stanley Schmidt, Robert Zubrin

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"Let the meek inherit the earth—the rest of us are going to the stars! Here's how it's going to be done." — Robert Zubrin

"These articles are not 'just science fiction.' They are things we can do—and with any luck at all, and vision and determination, we will." — Stanley Schmidt

Take off on a thrilling journey of space exploration and speculation—to the realm where science fiction becomes science fact—as leading writers, researchers, and astronautic engineers describe a not-too-distant future of interstellar travel and colonization. From cable cars that ride "skyhooks" into space to rockets that can refuel out of Martian air, from "terraforming" planets (a process that makes them habitable for human life) to faster-than-light propulsion systems, Islands in the Sky offers an astonishing collection of challenging—and plausible—ideas and proposals from the pages of Analog magazine. Brilliant and provocative, here is fun-filled reading for everyone interested in science, technology, and the future.

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Imprint: John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 2002
First published: February 1996
Editors: Stanley Schmidt • Robert Zubrin
Dimensions: 227 x 157 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-13561-6
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics
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LSN: 0-471-13561-5
Barcode: 9780471135616

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