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Space on Earth: Saving Our World by Seeking Others (MacSci) [Kindle Edition]

Charles S. Cockell
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'An extensive, masterful case that environmental science and space science are powerful partners in leading us to understanding other worlds, and, more importantly, the future of our own.' - Frank Drake, Director, SETI Institute, California

'In this lucid and upbeat book, Cockell debunks the false choice between environmentalism and space exploration. He lays out clearly the challenge before us: to seek the stars in full reverence of our home world.' - Don White, President, Earthtrust, Hawaii

'Charles Cockell is right to think that we can better understand the earth by visiting the other planets.' - James Lovelock, author of The Revenge of Gaia

Cockell's fascinating, impassioned book could convert even the most skeptical - infectious. Publishers Weekly

Don White, President, Earthtrust, Hawaii

"In this lucid and upbeat book, Cockell urges us to seek the stars in full reverence of our home world."

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 282 KB
  • Print Length: 203 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 023000752X
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (28 Nov 2006)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B001BNT4DE
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #824,705 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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5.0 out of 5 stars World class 11 Nov 2012
By Mrs P
Format:Hardcover
Prof Cockell is a world authority in this area. His book is informative and a delight to read. Charles Cockell is renowned in the scientific community for his ability to reach out and appeal to all, with an easy, readable style that draws the reader in. A well written, informative book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A New Look at Space Exploration and Sustainability 3 Jan 2007
By Daniel Rhoads - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Charles Cockell, head of the Earth and Space Foundation, presents a idea that I was skeptical at the start of the book: that space exploration and environmentalism are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, he argues that advances in space exploration can bolster sustainability of our society, and vice versa. NASA is at the forefront of this area, both using satellites to observe and study the Earth's surface, and by developing technologies for astronauts to survive in space with limited resources. Conversely, advances in sustainability here on Earth can aid prolonged manned spaceflight missions.

Cockell provides abundant examples of the areas where space exploration and environmentalism intersect. The brilliant part, however, is where he brings their ideologies into sync. He clearly views it as mankind's *responsibility* to build human communities where we make sustainable use of resources available throughout the cosmos - both on Earth and in space - and by the time I was mid-way through the book, I found this conviction to be contagious.

This book is a refreshing and new view on how we could be thinking about building communities in an age when colonizing space is near our grasp.
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