Intergalactic Travel And Asteroid Mining

Author : Daniel Mikelsten
Publisher : Cambridge Stanford Books
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Intergalactic Travel and Asteroid Mining by Daniel Mikelsten Pdf

Asteroid mining is the exploitation of raw materials from asteroids and other minor planets, including near-Earth objects. Based on known terrestrial reserves, and growing consumption in both developed and developing countries, key elements needed for modern industry and food production could be exhausted on Earth within 50 to 60 years. In response, it has been suggested that platinum, cobalt and other valuable elements from asteroids may be mined and sent to Earth for profit, used to build solar-power satellites and space habitats, and water processed from ice to refuel orbiting propellant depots. Looking beyond the Milky Way, there are at least 2 trillion other galaxies in the observable universe. Space colonization can roughly be said to be possible when the necessary methods of space colonization become cheap enough to meet the cumulative funds that have been gathered for the purpose, in addition to estimated profits from commercial use of space. Intergalactic travel would either have to involve voyages lasting millions of years, or a possible faster than light propulsion method based on speculative physics, such as the Alcubierre drive. There are, however, no scientific reasons for stating that intergalactic travel is impossible in principle. Uploaded human minds or AI may be transmitted to other galaxies in the hope some intelligence there would receive and activate them.

Author : Jai Galliott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317163770

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Commercial Space Exploration by Jai Galliott Pdf

Not since man set foot on the moon over four decades ago has there been such passion and excitement about space exploration. This enthusiasm and eagerness has been spurred on by the fact that for the first time since the very beginning of the space age, space travel is no longer limited to an elite group of highly trained and well-disciplined military officers and test pilots. Instead, we must understand that the possibility of commercial space travel is already on our horizon and that it comes with a number of significant practical and moral challenges. Our level of scientific development and ability to influence international affairs and policy confers upon us an obligation to study the ethical, legal and social considerations associated with space exploration and understanding the potential consequences from the beginning is critical. This volume provides the first comprehensive and unifying analysis concerning the rise of private space exploration, with a view toward developing policy that may influence real-world decision making. The plethora of questions demanding serious attention - privatisation and commercialisation, the impact on the environment, health futures, risk assessment, responsibility and governance - are directly addressed in this scholarly work.

Author : Martin Elvis
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780300258387

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Asteroids by Martin Elvis Pdf

A unique, wide-ranging examination of asteroid exploration and our future in space Human travel into space is an enormously expensive and unforgiving endeavor. So why go? In this accessible and authoritative book, astrophysicist Martin Elvis argues that the answer is asteroid exploration, for the strong motives of love, fear, and greed. Elvis’s personal motivation is one of scientific love—asteroid investigations may teach us about the composition of the solar system and the origins of life. A more compelling reason may be fear—of a dinosaur killer–sized asteroid hitting our planet. Finally, Elvis maintains, we should consider greed: asteroids likely hold vast riches, such as large platinum deposits, and mining them could provide both a new industry and a funding source for bolder space exploration. Elvis explains how each motive can be satisfied, and how they help one another. From the origins of life, to “space billiards,” and space sports, Elvis looks at how asteroids may be used in the not-so-distant future.

Author : Travis S. Taylor,Les Johnson
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625795151

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On to the Asteroid by Travis S. Taylor,Les Johnson Pdf

LOOMING DESTRUCTION FROM SPACE! It's the beginning of a new golden age of space exploration. Finally, humanity is taking the commercialization of space to the next level—mining asteroids. The new gold rush of the commercial space era has begun. Another commercial venture, an attempt to put a hotel on the Moon, is seeking the space tourism gold of the ultra wealthy. And it seems as if the dream of finally sending people to Mars is finally going to happen using a ship propelled by a powerful nuclear rocket. But space travel isn’t cut and dry, and there is nothing routine about it. In order to mine an asteroid the goal is to bring it closer to Earth, but orbital mechanics are tricky and close to Earth proves to be far too close for comfort—with looming destruction from space about to become a grim reality. Now astronauts, scientists, engineers, and people in all the burgeoning space businesses must team together to stop the asteroid before it is too late for humanity and the planet it calls home. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Travis S. Taylor: “[E]xplodes with inventive action.”—Publishers Weekly on Travis S. Taylor’s The Quantum Connection. “[Warp Speed] reads like Doc Smith writing Robert Ludlum. . .You won’t want to put it down.”—John Ringo About Rescue Mode by Ben Bova and Les Johnson: "... a suspenseful and compelling narrative of the first human spaceflight to Mars."—Booklist

Author : Davide Sivolella
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030308810

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Space Mining and Manufacturing by Davide Sivolella Pdf

This book produces convincing evidence that exploiting the potential of space could help solve many environmental and social issues affecting our planet, such as pollution, overcrowding, resource depletion and conflicts, economic inequality, social unrest, economic instability and unemployment. It also touches on the legal problems that will be encountered with the implementation of the new technologies and new laws that will need to be enacted and new organizations that will need to be formed to deal with these changes. This proposition for a space economy is not science fiction, but well within the remit of current or under development technologies. Numerous technologies are described and put together to form a coherent and feasible road map that, if implemented, could lead humankind towards a brighter future.

Author : Fouad Sabry
Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : PKEY:6610000384709

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Asteroid Mining by Fouad Sabry Pdf

What Is Asteroid Mining The extraction of resources from asteroids and other small planets, such as those that are in close proximity to the earth, is the concept behind the term "asteroid mining." How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Asteroid mining Chapter 2: Asteroid Chapter 3: Interplanetary spaceflight Chapter 4: Space colonization Chapter 5: Space habitat Chapter 6: Outer Space Treaty Chapter 7: Space law Chapter 8: Colonization of the Moon Chapter 9: Moon Treaty Chapter 10: Space manufacturing Chapter 11: Extraterrestrial real estate Chapter 12: Commercial use of space Chapter 13: In situ resource utilization Chapter 14: Extraterrestrial materials Chapter 15: Politics of outer space Chapter 16: Asteroid capture Chapter 17: Planetary Resources Chapter 18: Deep Space Industries Chapter 19: Atmospheric mining Chapter 20: Resource Prospector (rover) Chapter 21: Lunar resources (II) Answering the public top questions about asteroid mining. (III) Real world examples for the usage of asteroid mining in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of asteroid mining' 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 asteroid mining.

Author : Andrew May
Publisher : Icon Books
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781785787461

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The Space Business by Andrew May Pdf

Dreams, schemes and opportunity as space opens for tourism and commerce. Twentieth century space exploration may have belonged to state-funded giants such as NASA, but there is a parallel history which has set the template for the future. Even before Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, private companies were exploiting space via communication satellites - a sector that is seeing exponential growth in the internet age. In human spaceflight, too, commercialisation is making itself felt. Billionaire entrepreneurs Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson have long trumpeted plans to make space travel a possibility for ordinary people and those ideas are inching ever closer to reality. At the same time, other companies plan to mine the Moon for helium-3, or asteroids for precious metals. Science writer Andrew May takes an entertaining, in-depth look at the triumphs and heroic failures of our quixotic quest to commercialise the final frontier.

Author : John W. Macvey
Publisher : Avon Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Extraterrestrial anthropology
ISBN : PSU:000012778034

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Interstellar Travel by John W. Macvey Pdf

Author : Paul Parsons
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421439747

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Space Travel by Paul Parsons Pdf

Broken down into ten simple lessons and written by leading experts in their field, the books reveal the ten most important takeaways from those areas of science we should all know more about.

Author : John Wood
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781538226438

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Space Technology: Landers, Space Tourism, and More by John Wood Pdf

Someday, families might fly aboard spacecraft to reach their vacation destination. That day might be sooner than many think with companies like Space X hard at work on kinds of spaceflight that could lead to space tourism. This book explores the deep reaches of space alongside the latest high-tech developments used for space travel and exploration. Exciting photographs of this technology at work draws in readers even more as they discover the vast unknowns of space, including many curriculum-supporting STEM concepts.

Author : Les Johnson,Kenneth Roy
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323913614

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Interstellar Travel by Les Johnson,Kenneth Roy Pdf

Interstellar Travel: Purpose and Motivations is a comprehensive, technical look at the necessary considerations for interstellar travel addressed by leading experts in the field, from scientists studying possible destinations (exoplanets) and the vast distances between, to those concerned with building institutions and capabilities in society that could sustain such endeavors. In addition to the technical, medical, and anthropological aspects of deep space travel, the ethics and morality of spreading Earth-based life to other worlds is also examined. In the first book of a three-book compilation, Interstellar Travel: Purpose and Motivations offers in-depth, up-to-date and realistic technical and scientific considerations in the pursuit of interstellar travel and is an integral reference for scientists, engineers, researchers and academics working on, or interested in, space development and space technologies. With a renewed interest in space exploration and development evidenced by the rise of the commercial space sector and various governments now planning to send humans back to the moon and to Mars, so also is interest in taking the next steps beyond the Solar System and to the ultimate destination – planets circling other stars. Features detailed overviews with quantification of the technical challenges and potential benefits of interstellar missions Comprehensively covers the considerations for interstellar travel by the world's recognized leading experts in the field Features referenceable data and analysis for both new and experienced researchers in the interstellar and exoplanets fields

Author : Bernhard Britz
Publisher : neobooks
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783756576265

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DEEP SPACE TRAVEL NOW! by Bernhard Britz Pdf

This book promotes new propulsion for Space in the category of Field Drive, preferably for the purpose of Space Mining. It opens the last frontier into Space and makes In Space travelling as commonplace as booking a trip around the globe. May this book be an inspiration for visionary students who want to make a difference!

Author : John S. Lewis
Publisher : Deep Space Industries
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-23
Category : Asteroids
ISBN : 0990584208

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Asteroid Mining 101 by John S. Lewis Pdf

The emerging asteroid mining industry has extremely ambitious intentions. It is within the realm of possibility that their work may usher in a change in global economics as profound as the Industrial Revolution. As may be expected, press reports dealing with asteroid mining have been numerous, ranging in scope from short and breezy to broad and serious, and in quality from accurate to impressionistic to simply uninformed. There is good reason to be curious about what may be the biggest game-changer in human economic history. And there is good reason to look closely at the underlying science and engineering that form the foundation of this work.

Author : Giovanni Bignami,Andrea Sommariva
Publisher : Springer
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137526588

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The Future of Human Space Exploration by Giovanni Bignami,Andrea Sommariva Pdf

For several decades it has been widely accepted that human space exploration is the exclusive domain of government agencies. The cost of performing such missions, estimated in multiple reports to amount to hundreds of billions dollars over decades, was far beyond what private entities could afford. That arrangement seems to be changing. Buoyed by the success of its program to develop commercial cargo capabilities to support the International Space Station, NASA is becoming increasingly open to working with the private sector in its human space exploration plans. The new private-public partnership will make 'planet hopping' feasible. This book analyses the move towards planet hopping, which sees human outposts moving across the planetary dimensions, from the Moon to Near-Earth Asteroids and Mars. It critically assesses the intention to exploit space resources and how successful these missions will be for humanity. This insightful and accessible book will be of great interest to scholars and students of space policy and politics, international studies, and science and technology studies.

Author : Sten Odenwald
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1544694458

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A Guide to Space Travel from a to B by Sten Odenwald Pdf

Space travel revolves around the answers to three major questions that have confronted explorers for thousands of years: 1) Where will we go? 2) What will we do when we get there? 3) How will it benefit folks back home? Far beyond the technological issue of how to actually travel in space is the very practical issue of answering these questions long before we turn the first screw in the hardware, or the first plank in a ship's hull is layed. This book is a condensed version of the companion books: Interstellar Travel: An Astronomer's Guide, and Interplanetary Travel: An Astronomer's guide, which covered these issues in more technical detail. Answers are provided using the best, current, astronomical knowledge of our solar system and the thousands of exoplanets that have been discovered in recent years, including Proxima Centauri b and the exciting, new TRAPPIST-1 planetary system. The book explores the pros and cons of various destinations, whether 'space mining' is a viable economic activity as is often claimed, and some of the basic considerations in designing interplanetary and interstellar spacecraft. Considerable effort is also made to describe in detail the hazards along the way, both physical and psychological