The Traveler's Guide to Space : For One-Way Settlers and Round-Trip Tourists.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (296 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Preparing for Space -- 1. Science and the Solar System Over Easy -- 2. Brief Descriptions of Journeys Through Space -- 3. Preparing for Your Trip -- 4. Training for Space Travel -- Part II: Adjusting to Space -- 5. Launch! -- 6. Adjustments During the First Few Days -- 7. Long-Term Physical Adjustments to Space -- 8. Getting Along in Space: Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Space Travel -- Part III: Making the Most of Experiences in Space -- 9. Experiences by Destination -- Part IV: Home! Sweet? Home? -- 10. Emigrating to Mars or Returning to Earth -- Appendix: Powers of Ten -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
An inside look at the experience of space travel and the destinations we may one day visit as space tourists.
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