Moon first and Mars second : a practical approach to human space exploration / Allyson Reneau.
Reneau, Allyson, author.
2021
TL789.8.U6 R46 2021
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Title
Moon first and Mars second : a practical approach to human space exploration / Allyson Reneau.
Author
Reneau, Allyson, author.
ISBN
3030542300 (electronic book)
9783030542306 (electronic bk.)
9783030542290
3030542297
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54230-6
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 104 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-54230-6 doi
Call Number
TL789.8.U6 R46 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
629.45/4
629.45
Summary
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.
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Includes index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 26, 2021).
Series
SpringerBriefs in space development. 2191-8171
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Chapter 1: introduction and the importance of Focusing on the Moon
Chapter 2: Understanding the Options for Human Exploration and Ultimate Colonization
Chapter 3: The Advantages of the Moon in terms of Transportation, Fuel Expenditures, Access to Water, and Expense
Chapter 4: The Advantages of the Moon in terms of Telecommunications and IT Services
Chapter 5: The Advantages of the Moon in the Context of Near Instantaneous Support Services from Earth
Chapter 6: Financial, Technical, Utility Infrastructure feasibility to creating a Lunar Colony/ Habitat versus doing so on Mars
Chapter 7: Examining New Capabilities that could be Created and Tested on the Moon before seeking a Permanent Mars Presence
Chapter 8: Planning for the Future
Chapter 9: Conclusions and Next Steps
Appendix 1: Key Terms and Concepts
Appendix 2: Space Policy Directive 1
About the Author
Index.

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