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Return to the Moon: Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space

By Harrison H. Schmitt (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Copernicus
Year
2006
ISBN
978-0-387-24285-9, 978-0-387-31064-0
DOI
10.1007/0-387-31064-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3293434 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
336\346
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-19 14:10:41
Astrophysics and CosmologyPopular Science in Astronomy; Extraterrestrial PhySpace Sciences; Astronomy

Description

Former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt advocates a private, investor-based approach to returning humans to the Moon—to extract Helium 3 for energy production, to use the Moon as a platform for science and manufacturing, and to establish permanent human colonies there in a kind of stepping stone community on the way to deeper space. With governments playing a supporting role—just as they have in the development of modern commercial aeronautics and agricultural production—Schmitt believes that a fundamentally private enterprise is the only type of organization capable of sustaining such an effort and, eventually, even making it pay off.

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