Download or read book Space Tourism written by Michel van Pelt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-03-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many scientific papers and popular articles have been written on the topic of space tourism, describing everything from expected market sizes to the rules of 3-dimensional microgravity football. But what would it actually feel like to be a tourist in space, to be hurled into orbit on top of a controlled explosion, to float around in a spacecraft, and to be able to look down on your hometown from above the atmosphere? Space tourism is not science fiction anymore, Michel van Pelt tells us, but merely a logical step in the evolution of space flight. Space is about to be opened up to more and more people, and the drive behind this is one of the most powerful economic forces: tourism. Van Pelt describes what recreational space travel might look like, and explains the required space technology, the medical issues, astronaut training, and the possibilities of holidays to destinations far, far away. This is a book for everyone who has ever dreamed of traveling to space: a dream which, according to van Pelt, may not be so far from becoming a reality. Consider it the armchair traveler's guide to the coming boom in space tourism.
Download or read book Sightseeing written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Space Tourist s Handbook written by Eric Anderson and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides practical information for would-be space tourists, describing different types of flights and covering flight training, the launch, emergencies, and such aspects as sleeping in weightless environments and using the vacuum toilet --
Download or read book 111 Places in Space That You Must Not Miss written by Bobak Ferdowsi and published by Emons Publishers. This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * The ultimate insider's guide to Space* Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides* Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 250 titles and 1.5 million copies in print worldwide* Appeals to everyone on Earth who dreams of boarding a rocket to the stars, planets, exoplanets, nebulae, and beyond, including scientists, sci-fi aficionados, and Trekkies* Fully illustrated with 111 full-page photographsSpace is full of places you simply cannot miss! Our own solar system is full of wonders that dwarf anything here on Earth. On Mars, you can hike up a volcano 60,000 feet high, or explore a canyon so vast, it would stretch from New York to Los Angeles. Prefer a beach holiday? In the moons of Saturn, you can swim in warm saltwater oceans under a layer of ice, or explore black sand beaches around liquid methane lakes on Titan. For the more adventurous, fly close (but to too close) to a giant black hole in the middle of our galaxy that has swallowed millions of stars. Watch hundreds of newly-born stars light up clouds of gas trillions of miles across, or search for the origins of life - including yourself - in the debris of giant stars that exploded violently billions of years ago. Like any trip worth taking, a journey through the universe will show you wonders you never imagined, and leave you with more questions than when you started.
Download or read book The Traveler s Guide to Space written by Neil F. Comins and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have ever wondered about space travel, now you have the opportunity to understand it more fully than ever before. Traveling into space and even emigrating to nearby worlds may soon become part of the human experience. Scientists, engineers, and investors are working hard to make space tourism and colonization a reality. As astronauts can attest, extraterrestrial travel is incomparably thrilling. To make the most of the experience requires serious physical and mental adaptations in virtually every aspect of life, from eating to intimacy. Everyone who goes into space sees Earth and life on it from a profoundly different perspective than they had before liftoff. Astronomer and former NASA/ASEE scientist Neil F. Comins has written the go-to book for anyone interested in space exploration. He describes the wonders that travelers will encounter—weightlessness, unparalleled views of Earth and the cosmos, and the opportunity to walk on another world—as well as the dangers: radiation, projectiles, unbreathable atmospheres, and potential equipment failures. He also provides insights into specific trips to destinations including suborbital flights, space stations, the Moon, asteroids, comets, and Mars—the top candidate for colonization. Although many challenges are technical, Comins outlines them 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 the ultimate voyage.
Download or read book Space Tourism written by Michel van Pelt and published by Copernicus. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many scientific papers and popular articles have been written on the topic of space tourism, describing everything from expected market sizes to the rules of 3-dimensional microgravity football. But what would it actually feel like to be a tourist in space, to be hurled into orbit on top of a controlled explosion, to float around in a spacecraft, and to be able to look down on your hometown from above the atmosphere? Space tourism is not science fiction anymore, Michel van Pelt tells us, but merely a logical step in the evolution of space flight. Space is about to be opened up to more and more people, and the drive behind this is one of the most powerful economic forces: tourism. Van Pelt describes what recreational space travel might look like, and explains the required space technology, the medical issues, astronaut training, and the possibilities of holidays to destinations far, far away. This is a book for everyone who has ever dreamed of traveling to space: a dream which, according to van Pelt, may not be so far from becoming a reality. Consider it the armchair traveler's guide to the coming boom in space tourism.
Download or read book How to Become a Space Tourist with Boris Otter and Swiss Space Tourism written by Boris Otter and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to become a space tourist? Is the idea of funding such a trip well outside your personal budget? In this book you will learn about the options available to your average person wanting to explore space travel. In the book Boris considers the major companies offering space tourism while reflecting on its history and development. He goes on to outline his personal pursuit to become the second Swiss to travel above the Karman Line. The book also provides details of Swiss Space Tourism's ground-breaking approach to bringing space tourism to the masses. The book details how, for only $100, you can buy a "ticket to space" with Boris Otter. The book is beautifully illustrated with many aeronautical images from the author's personal collection and contains many links to additional video material.
Download or read book The Vacation Guide to the Solar System written by Olivia Koski and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected as a Book of the Year 2017 in Sky at Night 'Just the thing to captivate a bright child or anyone, in fact, who aspires to be the next Tim Peake' Daily Telegraph AN IMAGINATIVE EXPLORATION INTO THE 'WHAT IF' OF SPACE TRAVEL Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signs of life, or touring one of Jupiter’s sixty-four moons where you can take photos of its swirling storms. For a mini-break on a tight budget, the Moon is quite majestic and very quiet if you can make it during the off-season. Beautifully illustrated and packed with real-world science, The Vacation Guide to the Solar System is the essential planning guide for the curious space adventurer, covering all of the essentials for your next voyage, how to get there, and what to do when you arrive. Written by an astronomer from the American Museum of Natural History and one of the creators of the Guerilla Science collective, this tongue-in-cheek reference guide is an imaginative exploration into the ‘what if’ of space travel, sharing fascinating facts about the planets in our solar system and even some moons! 'SUPERB' BBC Sky at Night 'The ultimate guide for any budding space tourist' BBC Focus
Download or read book How Do You Burp in Space written by Susan E. Goodman and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A non-fiction travel guide to space tourism that includes information about accommodations, attractions, and more." --
Download or read book The Ethics of Sightseeing written by Dean MacCannell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-05-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is quintessential MacCannell. It is quirky, brilliant, profound, and thought provoking. There are new insights on almost every page. A great read." —Edward Bruner, author of Culture on Tour: Ethnographies of Travel "This is an extraordinary, engaging, and provocative work by one of the distinctive leaders in what has become a lively intellectual field. It also speaks to much broader questions about culture, economy, social life, and experience than the touristic – this is powerful social theory in transit." —Don Brenneis, co-editor of Law and Empire in the Pacific “The Ethics of Sightseeing is vintage MacCannell. It draws together topics—some of which have already appeared as separate papers—in an analytical whole in the same way he did in his original 1976 book The Tourist. And like The Tourist, this book is full of brilliant insights drawn from personal experiences, anecdotes, and a wide knowledge of the humanistic and social science literature. It is eye-opening and pushes the boundaries of knowledge and disciplines. It will go well beyond academic and classroom audiences in providing a new twist to cultural studies interpretations of modern society.” —Nelson Graburn, co-editor of Multiculturalism in the New Japan
Download or read book Space Tourist written by Stuart Atkinson and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2008 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Presents the science of space exploration including planet information, space probes, and the future of space travel"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Sightseeing in Space written by Dave Bailey and published by BBC Children's Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ' The Web in Space', a distress signal calls the TARDIS to the Black Horizon, a spaceship that is being attacked by scavengers. In 'Terminal of Despair', the TARDIS crew find themselves trapped in a quarantined spaceport where the passengers have lost all hope of getting home.
Download or read book Your Spaceflight Manual written by David Ashford and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1991 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Space Tourism written by Erik Cohen and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive, multi-disciplinary work on the emergent phenomenon of space tourism. It is written by leading specialists and covers a wide spectrum of topics including space history and technology, the environmental, social, and legal aspects of the development of a future space tourism industry, and space tourism marketing.
Download or read book Sightseeing written by Barbara Hitchcock and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1985 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catalog of an exhibition held at the National Air abd Space Museum, September 5 - November 7, 1985.
Download or read book Personal Space Travel written by Martin Gitlin and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wanted to visit outer space? Companies such as SpaceX are working to make this dream a reality. With this book, students learn about the past, present, and future of technological innovation. Fun, engaging text introduces readers to new ideas and builds on technology concepts they may already know. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information.
Download or read book Leaving Orbit written by Margaret Lazarus Dean and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize, a breathtaking elegy to the waning days of human spaceflight as we have known it In the 1960s, humans took their first steps away from Earth, and for a time our possibilities in space seemed endless. But in a time of austerity and in the wake of high-profile disasters like Challenger, that dream has ended. In early 2011, Margaret Lazarus Dean traveled to Cape Canaveral for NASA's last three space shuttle launches in order to bear witness to the end of an era. With Dean as our guide to Florida's Space Coast and to the history of NASA, Leaving Orbit takes the measure of what American spaceflight has achieved while reckoning with its earlier witnesses, such as Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Oriana Fallaci. Along the way, Dean meets NASA workers, astronauts, and space fans, gathering possible answers to the question: What does it mean that a spacefaring nation won't be going to space anymore?
