Private space flight has long been a science-fiction dream. Today it is on the verge of realization. Major companies such as Virgin and Amazon are investing in a new generation of lightweight, efficient spacecraft. Start-up companies specializing in space tourism and spaceport development are burgeoning. NASA and the American aviation authorities are altering decades-old legislation to make private space entrepreneurship possible. How To Build Your Own Spaceship tells you everything you need to know to join the new space race - either by signing up as a passenger or becoming an investor in this fantastic new arena, where the sky is no longer the limit.
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Boldly going where no popular-science book has gone before, this is an exhilarating exploration of the imminent reality of personal space travel - for anyone who wanted to be an astronaut when they grew up.
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Bizony's book comes at a thrilling moment and he is a terrifically eager guide through rocket science and future hopes of visiting Mars
Boldly going where no popular-science book has gone before, this is an exhilarating exploration of the imminent reality of personal space travel - for anyone who wanted to be an astronaut when they grew up.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781846271267
Publisert
2009-04-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Granta Books
Vekt
190 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

Forfatter

Biographical note

PIERS BIZONY has written widely about science, film, history and space. His book The Man Who Ran the Moon tells the story of James E. Webb, the brilliant yet controversial administrator who led NASA as it reached for the moon. Bizony has recently completed Atom, a major tie-in book for a BBC series, about the ideas and personalities that shaped modern quantum theory.