TY  - BOOK
AU  - 
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Social Foundations of Human Space Exploration
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Space Development,
SN  - 9781461430940
AV  - B53 
U1  - 601 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Springer US, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Philosophy (General)
KW  - Technology
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Astronautics
KW  - Philosophy of Technology
KW  - Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
KW  - Political Science, general
KW  - Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space
N1  - Early Visions of Not-Earth and Space Fiction -- Origins of the Space Age -- Cultural Rationale for Space -- Humans in Space -- Humans and Posthumans -- Do Rocks Have Rights? -- Never Again! -- Space Futures -- Top Ten Things to Know about Space and Society -- Key Words List; ZDB-2-PHA
N2  - Social Foundations of Human Space Explorationpresents a uniquely human perspective on the quest to explore space and to understand the universe through the lens of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. It considers early stories about the universe in various cultures; recent space fiction; the origins and cultural rationale for the space age; experiences of humans in space and their emerging interactions with robots and artificial intelligence; how humans should treat environments and alien life; and the alternative futures of space exploration and settlement
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3094-0
ER  -