Space Manufacturing Facilities (Space Colonies)
New York: AIAA, 1977. 266, illus., diagrams, bds somewhat worn/soiled, some edge soiling. Includes a 75-page appendix with proceedings of 1974 conference. Proceedings of the Princeton/AIAA/NASA Conference May 7-9, 1975 (Including the Proceedings of the May 1974 Princeton Conference on Space Colonization). This is a scarce, early post Apollo Program work on the long range dream of extending the reach of earthmen into the galaxies. TheAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics was a sponsor of the May 1974 Conference, and edited and published the Proceedings so that these early steps toward the widespread utilization of space for the earth's peoples could be disseminated to the widest possible audience, particularly to responsible members of the aerospace profession. Condition: good.
Keywords: NASA, Space Colonization, Space Manufacturing, Earth-to-Orbit, Space Transport, Laser Propulsion, Space Exploration
[Book #40403]
Price: $225.00