Islands in the Sky by Stanley Schmidt
This volume brings together a selection of articles from "Analog" Magazine about intriguing new ideas for the exploration and colonization of space, from descriptions of new types of rockets and space ships, to proposals for the colonization of the planets and for interstellar travel. "Analog" Magazine is a respected periodical for popular science readers. Its contributors produce a range of new proposals for space travel which are scientifically plausible, including plans for the exploration of Mars, proposals for interstellar travel at the speed of light, and the concept of "terraforming" other planets to make them hospitable for human life.Robert Zubrin (Indian Hills, CO) is the founder and president of Pioneer Astronautics as well as the Mars Society. He worked as a senior engineer with Lockheed Martin for many years. He's also the author of the nonfiction books The Case for Mars, Entering Space, and Mars on Earth, as well as the science fiction novels The Holy Land and First Landing, as well as essays in Scientific American, The New Atlantis, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Mechanical Engineering, and The American Enterprise. He has been on CNN, CSPAN, the BBC, the Discovery Channel, NBC, ABC, and NPR, among others.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780471135616 |
| ISBN 10 | 0471135615 |
| Title | Islands in the Sky |
| Author | Stanley Schmidt |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Year published | 1996-01-25 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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