Moonrush
Subtitle: improving life on earth with the moon's resources
By: by Dennis Wingo.
Series: Apogee Books space series -- 43
Publisher: Apogee Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Burlington, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Lunar geology; Moon -- Exploration
Description: Explains how the exploration and development of space can benefit the people of the United States, improving their daily lives through new technologies and discoveries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Why space? Why the Moon? Why now? --; title: The history of energy and its impact on our lives --; title: Energy today and our options for the future --; title: Energy, resources, and the search for solutions --; title: Our energy future and its impact on civilization --; title: The hydrogen economy and hope for the future --; title: The hydrogen economy and platinum --; title: We have always used extraterrestrial metals --; title: Prospecting the Moon --; title: Lunar exploration architectures for the Moon 1953-1972 --; title: Lunar development architectures for the Moon 1972-1988 --; title: Lunar exploration architectures 1989-2003 --; title: Return to the Moon, the new millennium --; title: A 21st century commercial lunar architecture --; title: An architecture for a commercial cislunar economy --; title: Initial lunar base and final thoughts.