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CD-ROM and Book. Man's on-going conquest of the solar system has been much publicised for its miraculous accomplishments. What is generally less publicised are the potential uses of space beyond simply landing men on another planet. 'Flags and foot-prints' is something we can all be proud of, but the true value of near-Earth space lies with the possibilities for manufacturing and colonisation. Processes not possible on Earth, because of atmosphere and gravity, can be employed in space to produce unique and highly desirable commodities. Habitats built in space, occupying the same orbit as the moon and made primarily from lunar raw materials, can be the necessary answer to our desperate, ever-increasing needs for living and agricultural areas. O'Neill is universally recognised as the father of the 'O'Neill colony' concept. Beginning in the 1970s, he took the original concepts and built from them a complete, realistic and attainable plan -- a plan to orbit permanent colonies at the L4 and L5 Lagrange points in near-Earth space, where everyday people would live, work and play in comfort and safety in an environmentally satisfying world. In this 3rd edition of The High Frontier, is O'Neill's original blueprint for the future, accompanied by new chapters presenting the up-to-date technologies and social considerations that impact upon and further justify the plan. This is a vision of a possible hopeful future that could already have come to pass if the human race had committed to it -- it is still a source of hope for the future. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I first read this book in paperback about 30 years ago and was excited then with the prospects of this happening soon. However, economic and political realities have intervened so that the starting point is still in the future. Having re-read the book (this time as an ebook), I’m still excited about the future portrayed by such a visionary. Perhaps the time is right in the near future now that the commercial space industry has started up and with kick-starts like the Ansari X-Prize and the Google Lunar X-Prize. Thus, the proposals outlined in this book might be more readily achieved with the newer technologies developed in the commercial world than in the stop-start government space programs. ( )