INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL : purpose and motivations.

Interstellar Travel: Purpose and Motivations is a comprehensive, technical look at the necessary considerations for interstellar travel addressed by leading experts in the field, from scientists studying possible destinations (exoplanets) and the vast distances between, to those concerned with build...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : ELSEVIER, 2023.
Subjects:	Interstellar travel. Manned space flight. Voyages interstellaires. Vol spatial habité. Interstellar travel Manned space flight Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

<P>1. Introduction 2. Exoplanets. Where shall we go? 3. Reconnaissance. Studying the target from afar 4. The Scale of the Problem. Interstellar distances and energy considerations 5. Robots, People, or Some Combination
Who or what should we send to the stars? 6. Is a solar system scale civilization a precursor to going interstellar? 7. Developing an Interstellar Capable Society 8. Long term human institutions. What price stability? 9. Evolving humanity. What will become of us? 10. Ethical considerations 11. The Fermi Paradox and Astrobiology</p>