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The high frontier: human colonies in space

The high frontier: human colonies in space

Gerard K. O'Neill - Science - 1977 - 288 pages
Describes the future high-orbital manufacturing facilities now in the planning stage, explaining how they will be placed in orbit, how they will operate, who will work in them ...
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The Ice Chronicles: The Quest to Understand Global Climate Change

The Ice Chronicles: The Quest to Understand Global Climate Change

Paul Andrew Mayewski, Frank White, Lynn Margulis - Science - 2002 - 233 pages
An exciting account of revolutionary new discoveries for understanding the earth's climate, and their implications for future scientific research and global environmental policy.
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Genesis: The Story of Appollo 8 : The First Manned Flight to Another World
The Home planet

The Home planet

Kevin W. Kelley - Science - 1988 - 256 pages
Conveys the human side of space exploration, in personal accounts by astronauts and cosmonauts and a collection of color photographs taken from space that capture our planet's ...
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Earthrise: how man first saw the Earth

Earthrise: how man first saw the Earth

Robert K. Poole - Science - 2008 - 236 pages
"Earthrise" tells the remarkable story of the first photographs of Earth fromspace and the totally unexpected impact of those images.
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The High Road

The High Road

Ben Bova - Science - 1983 - 292 pages
Argues that humanity's survival depends on the colonization of space, estimates the costs of such a venture, and looks at our current space program and its public support
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The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material ...

The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material ...

Edgar D. Mitchell - Religion - 2009
The Way of the Explorer traces two remarkable journeys--one through space, and one through the mind. Together they fundamentally alter the way we understand the miracle and ...
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Spaceships of the mind

Spaceships of the mind

Nigel Calder - Science - 1978 - 144 pages
Discusses the work and predictions of scientists who believe that the colonization of space is desirable and inevitable.
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The origins and international economics of space exploration