The next space age / edited by Christopher Mari.
| Other author | Mari, Christopher. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : H.W. Wilson, 2008. |
| Description | ix, 187 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Reference shelf ; v. 80, no. 5 Reference shelf ; v. 80, no. 5. ^A22339 |
| Contents | To the moon and beyond / Charles Dingell, William A. Johns, and Julie Kramer White -- To the moon! (in a minivan) / Charles Fishman -- Can we survive on the moon? / Guy Gugliotta -- Science versus exploration / Michael Griffin -- Experts to discuss U.S. space plan / John Schwartz -- China's space leadership / Leonard David -- New challengers emerge, threatening to take the lead / Guy Gugliotta -- China's space ambitions / Phillip C. Saunders -- China's space program / William S. Murray III and Robert Antonellis -- To reach for the moon / Melinda Liu and Mary Carmichael -- Snubbed by U.S., China finds new space partners / Jim Yardley -- Not your father's space program / Glenn Harlan Reynolds -- Space travel for fun and profit / Katherine Mangu-Ward -- Space business booming along the southwest "rocket-belt" / Leonard David -- Space race II / Michael Milstein -- Zero G, zero tax / Dennis Wingo -- Mariner IV to Mars and more / Katherine Bracher -- Inside the Mars Rover missions / Bill Farrand -- What we learned on Mars / Ivan Semeniuk -- Lander finds ice on Mars, scientists say / David Brown -- Life on Mars? / Carl Zimmer -- Ask the experts / Scientific American -- Spacecraft behaving badly / Neil deGrasse Tyson -- Go boldly, Voyager / Tim Appenzeller -- Cosmic flock / Dan Cray -- Michel Mayor / Christopher Mari -- Record fifth planet discovered around distant star / JR Minkel -- The new search for distant planets / Geoffrey W. Marcy -- Where is life hiding? / Margaret Turnbull -- Searching for Earth's history among Earth-like worlds / Lisa Kaltenegger -- Where are they? / Nick Bostrom. |
| Local note | Little-348043--305131054396/ |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008036936 |
| ISBN | 9780824210823 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0824210824 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TL790 .N45 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |