Centauri dreams, imagining and planning interstellar exploration, Paul Gilster
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Centauri dreams, imagining and planning interstellar exploration, Paul Gilster
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-288) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Centauri dreams
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
56330242
Responsibility statement
Paul Gilster
Review
"Centauri Dreams tells the story of what the key researchers in interstellar exploration are doing, and how they move their projects forward, when most of the relevant science has not been experimentally verified, and most of the engineering is still decades, if not centuries, in the future. The challenges in terms of materials science, navigation, communications, and most of all propulsion are daunting. And by necessity, these challenges push much of the thinking about interstellar missions to the brink of (and sometimes into the realm of) science fiction. Yet the people involved in working on the Centauri projects are unambiguously thoughtful and serious and, most of all, optimistic about the importance and eventual success of their work." "In this front-line report, Paul Gilster investigates not just the science but the spirit of these thinkers and researchers, who after all are addressing one of the most profound questions about the future of human exploration."--BOOK JACKET
Sub title
imagining and planning interstellar exploration
Table Of Contents
Designing a mission -- The target : Alpha Centauri and other nearby stars -- The trouble with rockets -- The antimatter alternative -- Journey by starlight : the story of the solar sail -- Of lightsails, ramjets, and fusion runways -- Breaking through at NASA : science on the edge -- Interstellar communications and navigation -- A spacecraft that can think for itself -- The future of the interstellar idea
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- Voyages interstellaires -- Planification -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Alpha Centauri (Stern)
- Outer space -- Exploration -- Popular works
- Espace extra-atmosphérique -- Exploration -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Ontdekkingsreizen
- Interstellar travel + Planning -- Popular works
- Raumfahrt
- Ruimtevaart
- Popular works
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- Voyages interstellaires -- Planification -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Alpha Centauri (Stern)
- Outer space -- Exploration -- Popular works
- Espace extra-atmosphérique -- Exploration -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Ontdekkingsreizen
- Interstellar travel + Planning -- Popular works
- Raumfahrt
- Ruimtevaart
- Popular works
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