Space exploration research / John H. Denis and Paul D. Aldridge, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aldridge, Paul D.

Denis, John H.

Series:

Space science, exploration and policies series.

Space science, exploration and policies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronautics--Research.

Astronautics.

Space sciences.

Outer space--Exploration.

Outer space.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (579 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Space exploration is an immense and expanding field. The quest for knowledge about space has resulted in hundreds of very important technologies which have been incorporated into society's fabric including the biomedical field. This book examines a multitude of issues related to space exploration including philosophy, biology, dark energy, space tourism, space station measurements, supernova, and Saturn's rings.

Contents:

""SPACE EXPLORATION RESEARCH""; ""SPACE EXPLORATION RESEARCH""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""SPACE: THE PROVINCE OF MANKIND A BRIEF PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH TO SPACE EXPLORATION ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION: MAN, THE WALKER""; ""1. A NEW EARTH ""; ""2. NOAH�S ARK ""; ""3. RIDERS OF THE CLOUDS ""; ""4. I DID IT! ""; ""5. ASTRONAUTS NOW, BUT WHAT NEXT? ""; ""6. LIVING IN SPACE - TOMORROW? ""; ""7. THINKING ABOUT THE END ""; ""CONCLUSION: WISDOM""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""A LEGAL REGIME FOR SPACE TOURISM: THE FUTURE FOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACE STATIONS ""; ""ABSTRACT ""

""1. INTRODUCTION """"2. SPACE TRAVEL AND AIR TRANSPORTATION: DIFFERENT APPLICABLE LAW ""; ""3. REGISTRATION AND LICENSING REGIME""; ""4. THE STATUS OF SPACE TOURISTS (SPACE HOTEL RULES)""; ""5. CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""HYPOMETABOLISM AS A RESOURCE FOR MANNED LONG-TERM SPACE FLIGHTS: A CHALLENGING PERSPECTIVE ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""NATURAL HYPOMETABOLISM: STRATEGIES OF HIBERNATION IN MAMMALS ""; ""FACTORS INDUCING HYPOMETABOLISM ""; ""HYPOMETABOLISM: THE HUMAN IMPACT ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""

""C. ELEGANS: A MODEL SYSTEM FOR STUDYING BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT""""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""C. ELEGANS � A MODEL SYSTEM ""; ""CHANGES IN GENE EXPRESSION ""; ""SPACE-BASED C. ELEGANS MUTAGENESIS TESTING SYSTEMS ""; ""ARRAY COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION (ACGH) AS AN AID TO HIGH RESOLUTION GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF MUTATED GENOMES ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""STRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT OF THE MARTIAN SURFACE MATERIAL ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. MARS SIMULATION, MODELING AND IN-SITU MEASUREMENT ""

""3. THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF GRAIN TRANSPORT ON MARS """"4. IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS AND NEW INSTRUMENTATION ""; ""5. TRANSPORT OF MARTIAN SURFACE MATERIAL ""; ""6. STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE MARTIAN SURFACE MATERIAL ""; ""7. WATER AND HEAT TRANSPORT THROUGH THE UPPER SURFACE""; ""8. DUST ADHESION AND HAZARDS TO ROBOTIC/MANNED MISSIONS TO MARS ""; ""9. CONCLUSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""SUPERNOVAE AS PROBES FOR DARK ENERGY""; ""Abstract""; ""1.Introduction""; ""2.From Type-Ia Supernovae to the Evolution of the Universe""

""3.Observations of Dark Energy by Supernovae""""4.Complementary Constraints by Other Cosmological Probes""; ""5.Theoretical Interpretations of Dark Energy""; ""6.Future of Supernova Cosmology""; ""7.Conclusion""; ""References""; ""FINGERPRINTS OF A LOCAL SUPERNOVA ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""SUPERNOVA FINGERPRINTS ""; ""IV. SOLAR LUMINOSITY, SOLAR NEUTRINOS, AND SOLAR HYDROGEN ""; ""V. THE IRON-RICH PLASMA DIFFUSER WITH A HYDROGEN-RICH VENEER ""; ""VI. MIRROR IMAGE ISOTOPE ANOMALIES: EXCESSES AND DEFICITS: ""; ""VII. LINKED CHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC HETEROGENEITIES IN PLANETS ""

""VIII. LINKED CHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC HETEROGENEITIES IN METEORITES ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61668-212-4

OCLC:

923655038