Lunar Outpost The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon /

• Main Author: Seedhouse, Erik. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Praxis, 2009.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Engineering.; Astronomy.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09747-3

Lunar Outpost provides a detailed account of the various technologies, mission architectures, medical requirements and training needed to return humans to the Moon within the next decade. It focuses on the means by which a lunar outpost will be constructed and also addresses major topics such as the...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Vision for Space Exploration
• Racing to the Moon
• Next-generation Launch Vehicle
• Lunar Outpost
• Astronaut Selection and Medical Requirements
• From Launch to Landing
• Alternate Mission Architectures
• Lunar Exploration Objectives
• Lunar Space Tourism
• Epilogue
• Glossary
• Index.