The seventh landing:going back to the moon, this time to stay

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carroll Michael W 1955-
Corporate Authors: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Dordrecht New York
Publication Dates: c2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xvii, 174 p.: ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Publication Frequency: Also available online.
ISBN: 9780387938806 (hbk.)
038793880X (hbk.)
Index Number: V529
CLC: V529.1
Call Number: V529.1/C319
Contents: The first explorers: learning from history -- Getting there the second time around -- Shackleton, the home site -- Robot-human combo systems -- Scientific reasons to return -- Going to Mars -- Afterword: to boldly stay -- Appendix 1: The evolving space program -- Appendix 2: Moon missions -- Appendix 3: Mars and asteroid/comet explorers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Doing it right -- 1. The first explorers : learning from history -- 2. Getting there the second time around -- 3. Shackleton, the home site -- 4. Robot-human combo system -- 5. Scientific reasons to return -- 6. Going to Mars -- Afterword: The boldly say.