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100 1 $aComins, Neil F.,$d1951-$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe traveler's guide to space :$bfor one-way settlers and round-trip tourists /$cNeil F. Comins.
264 1 $aNew York :$bColumbia University Press,$c[2017]
300 $aviii, 285 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Preparing for space -- Science and the solar system over easy -- Brief descriptions of journeys through space -- Preparing for your trip -- Training for space travel -- Adjusting to space -- Launch -- Adjustments during the first few days -- Long-term physical adjustments to space -- Getting along in space : psychological and sociological aspects of space travel -- Making the most of experiences in space -- Experiences by destination -- Home! sweet? home? -- Emigrating to Mars or returning to Earth.
520 $a"Astronomer and former NASA/ASEE scientist Neil F. Comins has written the go-to book for anyone interested in space exploration, including potential travelers. He describes the joys and the dangers travelers will face—weightlessness, unparalleled views of Earth and the cosmos, the opportunity to walk on or jump off another world, as well as radiation, projectiles, unbreathable atmospheres, and potential equipment failures. He also provides insights into specific types of travel and destinations, including suborbital flights (nonstop flights to space and back), Earth-orbiting space stations, the Moon, asteroids, comets, and Mars—the first-choice candidate for colonization. Although many challenges to space travel are technical, Comins outlines these matters in clear language for all readers. He synthesizes key issues and cutting-edge research in astronomy, physics, biology, psychology, and sociology to create a complete manual for those eager to take the ultimate voyage, as well as those just interested in the adventure." --Publisher description.
650 0 $aSpace flight$xPhysiological effect.
650 0 $aManned space flight.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aComins, Neil F., 1951-$tTraveler's guide to space.$dNew York : Columbia University Press, [2017]$z9780231542890$w(DLC) 2016038722
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