How to Build Your Own Spaceship: The Science of Personal Space Travel Paperback - 2009
by Piers Bizony
Ladies and gentlemen, start your spaceships!
Personal space travel is no longer the stuff of sciencefiction. The future is here: Civilians are launching intoorbit. As early as 2010 paying customers will have theopportunity to experience weightlessness, courtesy ofVirgin Galactic's inaugural launch.
How to Build Your Own Spaceship takes readers on a funand quirky trip to the forefront of commercial spacetravel-the latest technology, the major business players,and the personal and financial benefits that are ripe forthe picking. Science-writer Piers Bizony's breadth ofknowledge, quick wit, and no-nonsense explanations ofthe hard science in this emerging arena will satisfy even themost dedicated space fanatics. With practical advice (frompicking the best jet fuel to funding your own fleet of spacecrafts), unbelievable space facts, and fascinating photos,Bizony's user-friendly guide to blasting off is a must-haveticket to the final frontier.
Summary
Personal space travel is no longer the stuff of science fiction. The future is here: Civilians are launching into orbit. As early as 2010 paying customers will have the opportunity to experience weightlessness, courtesy of Virgin Galactic's inaugural launch.
How to Build Your Own Spaceship takes readers on a fun and quirky trip to the forefront of commercial space travel-the latest technology, the major business players, and the personal and financial benefits that are ripe for the picking. Science-writer Piers Bizony's breadth of knowledge, quick wit, and no-nonsense explanations of the hard science in this emerging arena will satisfy even the most dedicated space fanatics. With practical advice (from picking the best jet fuel to funding your own fleet of space crafts), unbelievable space facts, and fascinating photos, Bizony's user-friendly guide to blasting off is a must-have ticket to the final frontier.
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- Title How to Build Your Own Spaceship: The Science of Personal Space Travel
- Author Piers Bizony
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Plume Books, New York, New York, U.S.A
- Date 2009-07-28
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780452295339 / 0452295335
- Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 8.08 x 5.28 x 0.53 in (20.52 x 13.41 x 1.35 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Space vehicles, Outer space - Civilian use
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008046592
- Dewey Decimal Code 629.45
Media reviews
-The Times (UK)
Citations
- Library Journal, 06/15/2009, Page 88
- Publishers Weekly, 04/20/2009, Page 39
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