Bigelow Aerospace
Bigelow Aerospace

Author: Erik Seedhouse

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 3319051970

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Here for the first time you can read: how a space technology start-up is pioneering work on expandable space station modules how Robert Bigelow licensed the TransHab idea from NASA, and how his company developed the technology for more than a decade how, very soon, a Bigelow expandable module will be docked with the International Space Station. At the core of Bigelow's plan is the inflatable module technology. Tougher and more durable than their rigid counterparts, these inflatable modules are perfectly suited for use in the space, where Bigelow plans to link them together to form commercial space stations. This book describes how this new breed of space stations will be built and how the link between Bigelow Aerospace, NASA and private companies can lead to a new economy—a space economy. Finally, the book touches on Bigelow's aspirations beyond low Earth orbit, plans that include the landing of a base on the lunar surface and the prospect of missions to Mars.

The Privatization of Space Exploration
The Privatization of Space Exploration

Author: Lewis D. Solomon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-08

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 1351476343

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Space was at the center of America's imagination in the 1960s. President John F. Kennedy's visionary statement captured the mood of the day: "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." The Apollo mission's success in July 1969 made almost anything seem possible, but the Cold War made space flight the province of governmental agencies in the United States. When the Apollo program ended in 1972, space lost its hold on the public interest, as the great achievements wound down. Entrepreneurs are beginning to pick up the slack-looking for safer, more reliable, and more cost effective ways of exploring space. Entrepreneurial activity may make create a renaissance in human spaceflight. The private sector can energize the quest for space exploration and shape the race for the final frontier. Space entrepreneurs and private sector firms are making significant innovations in space travel. They have plans for future tourism in space and safer shuttles. Solomon details current US and international laws dealing with space use, settlement, and exploration, and offers policy recommendations to facilitate privatization. As private enterprise takes hold, it threatens to change the space landscape forever. Individuals are designing spacecraft, start-up companies are testing prototypes, and reservations are being taken for suborbital space flights. With for-profit enterprises carving out a new realm, it is entirely possible that space will one day be a sea of hotels and/or a repository of resources for big business. It is important that regulations are in place for this eventuality. These new developments have great importance, huge implications, and urgency for everyone.

The Politics and Perils of Space Exploration
The Politics and Perils of Space Exploration

Author: Linda Dawson

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-11-27

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 3030568350

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This book examines the U.S. space program’s triumphs and failures in order to assess what constitutes a successful space policy. Using NASA and the space industry’s complex history as a guide, it draws global lessons about space missions and the trends we can expect from different nations in the next decade and beyond. Space exploration has become increasingly dependent on cooperation between countries as well as the involvement of private enterprise. This book thus addresses issues such as: Given their tenuous history, can rival countries work together? Can private enterprise fill NASA’s shoes and provide the same expertise and safety standards? Written by a former NASA Aerodynamics Officer at Houston Mission Control working on the Space Shuttle program, the second edition of this book provides updated information on U.S. space policy, including the new strategy to return to the Moon prior to traveling to Mars. Additionally, it takes a look at the formation of the Space Force as a military unit, as well as the latest developments in private industry. Overall, it is a thought-provoking resource for both space industry professionals and space enthusiasts.

Space Exploration 2008
Space Exploration 2008

Author: David M. Harland

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0387739971

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The Space Exploration annuals provide a yearly update on recent space launches, missions and results, to be published every September. The annual covers space exploration from a variety of angles, looking back at past missions, reviewing those currently under way and detailing those planned for the future, and encompassing both manned and unmanned spaceflight. The annual is written at an accessible level for both young and older space enthusiasts to provide a regular, balanced review of all the world’s major space programmes, past, present and future. There is a special additional section in this year’s annual entitled, ‘Return to the Moon’.

Invoking the Beyond:
Invoking the Beyond:

Author: Paul D. Collins

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2020-11-22

Total Pages: 1031

ISBN-13: 1663213542

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The Gnostic revival of the Enlightenment witnessed the erection of what could be called the “Kantian Rift,” an epistemological barrier between external reality and the mind of the percipient. Arbitrarily proclaimed by German philosopher Immanuel Kant, this barrier rendered the world as a terra incognita. Suddenly, the world “out there” was deemed imperceptible and unknowable. In addition to the outer world, the cherished metaphysical certainties of antiquity—the soul, a transcendent order, and God—swiftly evaporated. The way was paved for a new set of modern mythmakers who would populate the world “out there” with their own surrogates for the Divine. Collectively, these surrogates could be referred to as the Beyond because they epistemologically and ontologically overwhelm humanity. In recent years, the Beyond has been invoked by theoreticians, literary figures, intelligence circles, and deep state operatives who share some variant of a technocratic vision for the world. In turn, these mythmakers have either directly or indirectly served elitist interests that have been working toward the establishment of a global government and the creation of a New Man. Their hegemony has been legitimized through the invocation of a wrathful earth goddess, a technological Singularity, a superweapon, and extraterrestrial “gods.” All of these are merely masks for the same counterfeit divinity... the Beyond.

Tourists in Space
Tourists in Space

Author: Erik Seedhouse

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-04-16

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0387746447

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Recent surveys have provided new and updated information into public insights of the nascent space tourism industry. This book uniquely explores in detail the cutting-edge technologies, spacecraft capabilities, launch vehicles and the training that will define this commercial enterprise. The book also provides a manual for future suborbital and orbital private space explorers. Over half of the book is dedicated to providing for the first time essential training material for private spaceflight participants. This book provides a much needed, well-rounded understanding of what promises to be the most dynamic and exciting industry in the world.

Skinwalker & Beyond
Skinwalker & Beyond

Author: Ryan Burns

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2011-12-13

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1257946595

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"UFOs, entities, and crytpo-creatures [sic] have roamed the remote part of Utah known as the Uintah Basin for centuries. When interest hit an all-time peak, noted researcher Ryan Burns dropped everything to follow and document the high-strangeness that had seemingly changed his life. Skinwalker Territory as the Uintah Basin has been called became his focus. He quit his job, rented his house, and left the city in search of answers. After finding his niche in the remote part of the state, he delved deeply into the rabbit hole of.......Skinwalker & beyond"--Cover, page [4].

Inflatable Space Habitat
Inflatable Space Habitat

Author: Fouad Sabry

Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable

Published: 2022-08-03

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13:

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What Is Inflatable Space Habitat Inflatable habitats, also known as expandable habitats, are structures in the form of pressurized tents that are capable of sustaining life in space and whose interior capacity rises after launch. It has been suggested on several occasions that they may be used in space applications to offer a bigger volume of livable area for a given amount of mass. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Inflatable space habitat Chapter 2: Space habitat Chapter 3: Human spaceflight programs Chapter 4: TransHab Chapter 5: Bigelow Aerospace Chapter 6: B330 Chapter 7: Genesis I Chapter 8: Galaxy (spacecraft) Chapter 9: Sundancer Chapter 10: Space architecture Chapter 11: US Orbital Segment Chapter 12: Bigelow Commercial Space Station Chapter 13: BA 2100 Chapter 14: t/Space Chapter 15: Nautilus-X Chapter 16: Exploration Gateway Platform Chapter 17: Bigelow Expandable Activity Module Chapter 18: Axiom Orbital Segment Chapter 19: Space habitat (facility) Chapter 20: Orbital Reef Chapter 21: Starlab Space Station (II) Answering the public top questions about inflatable space habitat. (III) Real world examples for the usage of inflatable space habitat in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of inflatable space habitat' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of inflatable space habitat.

Astronauts For Hire
Astronauts For Hire

Author: Erik Seedhouse

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-02-22

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1461405203

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'Astronauts For Hire' is a comprehensive and authoritative study of the increasing need for commercial astronauts. Erik Seedhouse provides unique insights into the burgeoning new field of commercial space operation and the individuals who will run these missions. Section I begins by describing how Astronauts for Hire (A4H) was created in 2010 by Brian Shiro, a highly qualified NASA astronaut candidate, and a group of other astronaut candidates. Erik introduces A4H's vision for opening the space frontier to commercial astronauts and describes the tantalizing science opportunities offered when suborbital and orbital trips become routine. Section II describes the vehicles astronauts will use. Anticipation is on the rise for the new crop of commercial suborbital and orbital spaceships that will serve the scientific and educational market. These reusable rocket-propelled vehicles are expected to offer quick, routine, and affordable access to the edge of space, along with the capability to carry research and educational crew members. The quick turnaround of these vehicles is central to realizing the profit-making potential of repeated sojourns by astronauts to suborbital and orbital heights. Section III describes the various types of missions this new corps of astronauts will fly and who will hire them. For example, suborbital flights may be used to do high altitude astronomy, life science experiments, and microgravity physics. This section continues with an examination of the types of missions that will accelerate human expansion outward, to Exploration Class missions through lunar bases, the establishment of interplanetary spaceports, and outposts on the surface of Mars. Along the way it describes the tasks commercial astronauts will perform, ranging from mining asteroids to harvesting helium.