@article{1432815,
      recid = {1432815},
      author = {Reneau, Allyson,},
      title = {Moon first and Mars second : a practical approach to human  space exploration /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvii, 104 pages) :},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {This SpringerBrief explores the technological, economic,  physiological, and psychological comparisons between a  journey to the Moon versus a journey to Mars, taking into  consideration the national and international perspectives  at play. The author spent over six years interviewing  leading space experts from around the world to learn why  lunar habitats and the creation of a permanent presence on  the Moon are an essential next step to human exploration  and settlement in space. Practical reasons related to  energy, telecommunications and networking, robotic systems,  medical and scientific research, material processing, and  more show why it must be the Moon First and Mars Second.  These findings and recommendations have been adopted by  current NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, as well as the  current U.S. president. The research in this text reflects  the author's experiences working internally within NASA  Headquarters, the FAA Commercial Spaceflight Office, as  well as the International Space University. It is partially  based on Reneau's award-winning Harvard thesis in  conjunction with her Master's in International Relations.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1432815},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54230-6},
}