Far beyond the moon : a history of life support systems in the space age /
"From the beginning of the space age, scientists and engineers have worked on systems to help humans survive for the astounding 28,500 days (78 years) needed to reach another planet. They've imagined and tried to create a little piece of Earth in a bubble travelling through space, inside o...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :
University of Pittsburgh Press
[2021]
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| Series: | Intersections (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1kz4gjf |
Table of Contents:
- When America aimed beyond the moon
- The algatron versus the fecal bag
- The people's "planetship"
- Gardens in space
- Escaping Earth in the Biosphere 2.