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While we worry over the depletion of the earths natural resources, the pollution of our planet, and the challenges presented by the earths growing population, billions of dollars worth of metals, fuels, and life-sustaining substances await us in nearby space. In this visionary book, noted planetary scientist John S. Lewis explains how we can mine these precious metals from the asteroids, comets, and planets in our own solar system for use in space construction projects. And this is just one of the possibilities. Join John S. Lewis as he contemplates milking the moons of Mars for water and hollowing out asteroids for space-bound homesteadersall while demonstrating the economic and technical feasibility of plans that were once considered pure fiction.
While we worry over the depletion of the earths natural resources, the pollution of our planet, and the challenges presented by the earths growing population, billions of dollars worth of metals, fuels, and life-sustaining substances await us in nearby space. In this visionary book, noted planetary scientist John S. Lewis explains how we can mine these precious metals from the asteroids, comets, and planets in our own solar system for use in space construction projects. And this is just one of the possibilities. Join John S. Lewis as he contemplates milking the moons of Mars for water and hollowing out asteroids for space-bound homesteadersall while demonstrating the economic and technical feasibility of plans that were once considered pure fiction.
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The age of exploration in which we live commenced (or so we are told) about the year 1419 with the first true European voyage of exploration, a Portuguese expedition to the Madeira Islands. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
The age of exploration in which we live commenced (or so we are told) about the year 1419 with the first true European voyage of exploration, a Portuguese expedition to the Madeira Islands. Read the first page
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