Far Beyond the Moon

Download or Read eBook Far Beyond the Moon PDF written by David P. D. Munns and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Far Beyond the Moon
Author :
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Total Pages : 288
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780822988007
ISBN-13 : 0822988003
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Far Beyond the Moon by : David P. D. Munns

Book excerpt: From the beginning of the space age, scientists and engineers have worked on systems to help humans survive for the astounding 28,500 days (78 years) needed to reach another planet. They’ve imagined and tried to create a little piece of Earth in a bubble travelling through space, inside of which people could live for decades, centuries, or even millennia. Far Beyond the Moon tells the dramatic story of engineering efforts by astronauts and scientists to create artificial habitats for humans in orbiting space stations, as well as on journeys to Mars and beyond. Along the way, David P. D. Munns and Kärin Nickelsen explore the often unglamorous but very real problem posed by long-term life support: How can we recycle biological wastes to create air, water, and even food in meticulously controlled artificial environments? Together, they draw attention to the unsung participants of the space program—the sanitary engineers, nutritionists, plant physiologists, bacteriologists, and algologists who created and tested artificial environments for space based on chemical technologies of life support—as well as the bioregenerative algae systems developed to reuse waste, water, and nutrients, so that we might cope with a space journey of not just a few days, but months, or more likely, years.


Far Beyond the Moon Related Books

Far Beyond the Moon
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: David P. D. Munns
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-06-01 - Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From the beginning of the space age, scientists and engineers have worked on systems to help humans survive for the astounding 28,500 days (78 years) needed to
Moon Pennsylvania
Language: en
Pages: 655
Authors: Rachel Vigoda
Categories: Travel
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-08-07 - Publisher: Moon Travel

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Visit historic battlefields, share the road with horse-drawn buggies, and explore two vibrant cities on the rise. Inside Moon Pennsylvania you'll find: Strategi
Azan on the Moon
Language: en
Pages: 285
Authors: Till Mostowlansky
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-05-04 - Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Azan on the Moon is an in-depth anthropological study of people's lives along the Pamir Highway in eastern Tajikistan. Constructed in the 1930s in rugged high-a
Official Documents, Comprising the Department and Other Reports Made to the Governor, Senate, and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania
Language: en
Pages: 1472
The Official Railway List
Language: en
Pages: 458
Authors:
Categories: Railroads
Type: BOOK - Published: 1894 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK