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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Create (Tm)
ISBN-100072401710
ISBN-139780072401714
eBay Product ID (ePID)1911201
Product Key Features
Number of Pages888 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLunar Base Handbook : an Introduction to Lunar Base Design, Development, and Operations
SubjectAeronautics & Astronautics
Publication Year1999
TypeTextbook
AuthorPeter Eckart
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering
SeriesSpace Technology Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight35.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN99-068921
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal629.47
Table Of ContentChapter 1 History of Lunar Exploration Chapter 2 The Human Desire to Explore Chapter 3 Economical, Political, Legal, And Management Aspects Chapter 4 The Future of Lunar Exploration Chapter 5 The Lunar Environment Chapter 6 Earth-Moon Transportation Chapter 7 Lunar Base Siting Chapter 8 Lunar Base Development Chapter 9 Lunar Base Elements and Surface Infrastructure Chapter 10 Habitats, Laboratories, and Airlocks Chapter 11 Thermal Control System Chapter 12 Power Supply and Energy Storage Chapter 13 Lunar Base Life Support and Crew Health Chapter 14 Communication and Naviagtion Systems Chapter 15 Science at a Lunar Base Chapter 16 Shielding Requirements and Concepts Chapter 17 Lunar Extra0vehicular Activities Chapter 18 Lunar Surface Vehicles Chapter 19 Lunar Resource Utilization Chapter 20 Lunar Base Logistics Chapter 21 Lunar Base Acquisitions and Operations Costs Chapter 22 Lunar Base Analogs Chapter 23 Lunar Base Modeling Chapter 24 The Future and Beyond
SynopsisLunar Base Handbook provides an overview about the Moon and its environment, the current status of lunar base design, tools we need to design a lunar base, checklists and flow charts that outline the design process, and technological requirements of a lunar base. The main audience for this book is engineers, but it is also interesting for scientists, managers, lawyers, undergraduates, and high school students, and readable for the interested layman.