Lunar Settlements

Informationen zum Autor Haym Benaroya is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University. Dr. Benaroya is also founder and director of the Center for Structures in Extreme Environments. Klappentext Concepts for lunar base structures have been proposed long before the dawn of the space age. Significant studies have been made since the days of the Apollo program! when it appeared that the moon would become a second home for humans. While such an idea is futuristic and exciting! serious engineering and physiological issues must be overcome before a permanent settlement can exist on the moon. Written by contributors from various technical and policy areas! Lunar Settlements represents the most comprehensive resource available on a range of topics that pertain to the possibility of human settlements on the moon. It even includes an introduction by former astronaut and Senator Harrison Schmitt. Zusammenfassung Significant studies on lunar base structures have been made since the days of the Apollo program, when it appeared that the moon would become a second home for humans. This title offers a resource on a range of topics that pertain to the possibility of human settlements on the moon. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Past and Future. Lunar Development. Outer Space Habitat Design. The Human Condition. Planning and Analogues. Lunar Bases. Lunar Soil Mechanics.

Product details

• Authors: Haym Benaroya, Haym (Rutgers University Benaroya
• Assisted by: Haym Benaroya (Editor), Benaroya Haym (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.02.2010
• EAN: 9781420083323
• ISBN: 978-1-4200-8332-3
• No. of pages: 802
• Series: Advances in Engineering Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, Astrophysics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, environmental science, engineering & technology, Life sciences: general issues, Environmental science, engineering and technology