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The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility
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A noted space expert explains the current revolution in spaceflight, where it leads, and why we need it.A new space race has begun. But the rivals in this case are not superpowers but competing entrepreneurs. These daring pioneers are creating a revolution in spaceflight that promises to transform the near future. Astronautical engineer Robert Zubrin spells out the potential of these new developments in an engrossing narrative that is visionary yet grounded by a deep understanding of the practical challenges.Fueled by the combined expertise of the old aerospace industry and the talents of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, spaceflight is becoming cheaper. The new generation of space explorers has already achieved a major breakthrough by creating reusable rockets. Zubrin foresees more rapid innovation, including global travel from any point on Earth to another in an hour or less; orbital hotels; moon bases with incredible space observatories; human settlements on Mars, the asteroids, and the moons of the outer planets; and then, breaking all limits, pushing onward to the stars.Zubrin shows how projects that sound like science fiction can actually become reality. But beyond the how, he makes an even more compelling case for why we need to do this--to increase our knowledge of the universe, to make unforeseen discoveries on new frontiers, to harness the natural resources of other planets, to safeguard Earth from stray asteroids, to ensure the future of humanity by expanding beyond its home base, and to protect us from being catastrophically set against each other by the false belief that there isn't enough for all.
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“This was a very thorough thought exercise on how humanity could touch the stars. There's a lot of thought put into this and its all very exciting that the majority of the technologies and processes in the book are currently being worked on, or have already lifted off the launch pad.
It's funny how quickly some of these books are in need of an updated version, but I guess that's just how the world is now. 4 years later and SLS and Orion have launched and flown around the moon, Star Ship's full stack has gone off the pad, and Webb is sitting out at L2 in a stable orbit just like Zubrin wants asteroid mining operations to do.
At times it dips a little too much into the libertarian ideals at times for my taste. I'm a big proponent of the idea that government, business and educational institutions are all critical for a thriving society, and while I don't think Zubrin disagrees with that notion, I got the heavy feeling that he prefers the business part of that pie to be MUCH larger than the other two.
If you want a pretty solid idea of where the world's space programs are (4 years ago anyway), I cannot recommend this book enough”
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