Space Mining and Manufacturing : Off-World Resources and Revolutionary Engineering Techniques /

Space Mining and Manufacturing : Off-World Resources and Revolutionary Engineering Techniques /

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This book produces convincing evidence that exploiting the potential of space could help solve many environmental and social issues affecting our planet, such as pollution, overcrowding, resource depletion and conflicts, economic inequality, social unrest, economic instability and unemployment. It a...

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Main Authors: Sivolella, Davide (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Sivolella, Davide, 1981- (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Physics and Astronomy (Springer-11651)
Space Exploration
Subjects:
Aerospace engineering
Astronautics
International law
Law of the sea
Space sciences
Technology > Sociological aspects
Technology
Technology-Sociological aspects
Popular Science in Technology
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space
Science and Technology Studies
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
Electronic books
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Space Exploration: What For?
  • 2. Extraterrestrial Resources and Where to Find Them
  • 3. Off-World Mining
  • 4. Processing of Space Resources
  • 5. The Art of Manufacturing in Space
  • 6. Building Factories in Space
  • 7. Making it Happen
  • 8. For the Benefit of Humankind
  • About the Author
  • Index

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