BEYOND EARTH - The Future of Humans in Space

Burlington, Ontario: Apogee Books - Collector's Guide Publishing, 2006. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 296 pp. Trade paperback with French flaps. Light rubbing on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Contents are: Foreword by Dr Edgar Mitchell - Apollo 14 Lunar Module Pilot; Preface by Bob Krone, Langdon Morris and Ken Cox. Part One: Beginnings: The Aerospace Technology Working Group by Kenneth J. Cox; The Meaning of Space by Langdon Morris; Views of Global Leadership - Government Business Academia and Faith by Martin Schwab. Part Two: Human Factors in Space: The Overview Effect and the Future of Humans in Space by Frank White; Governance for a Human Future in Space by Yehezkel Dror; Space Law for the Twenty-first Century by George S. Robinson; Creating the First City on the Moon by Thomas Rogers; Stage Three Leadership: From Good Ideas to Unified Action by Charles E. Smith; Tennis Time and the Mental Clock by Howard Bloom; Cooperative Worldwide Space Collaboration: Epiphany and Turning Point or Else by Michael Hannon; Evolutionary Psychology and Its Implications for Humans in Space by Sherry E. Bell and Dawn L. Strongin; Space as a Popular National Goal by David Livingston; Harnessing Bacterial Intelligence: A Pre-requisite for Human Habitation of Space by Eshel Ben-Jacob; Biotech: A Near Future Revolution from Space by Lynn Harper; Space Exploration and a New Paradigm for Education and Human Capital Development by Michael J. Wiskerchen; Music and Arts for Humans in Space by Bob Krone; A Code of Ethics for Humans in Space by K. T. Connor, Lawrence Downing and Bob Krone; Children's Visions of Our Future in Space by Lonnine Jones Schorer; Sowing Inspiration for Generations of Space Adventurers by Becky Cross; The Meaning of the Heavens to Humankind through History and Its Implications for the Future by Cheryl and Raymond Garbos; Space Ideology and the Soul: A Personal Journey by Paul J. Werbos; Space and Humanity's Evolution by John Stewart. Part Three: Science Technology Engineering and Management for Space: Strategic Thinking for Space Settlements by Paul J. Werbos; The Intelligence Nexus in Space Exploration: Interfaces Among Terrestrial Artifactual and Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence by Joe Isaacson; Efficient Affordable Explorations Operations: Crew Centered Control via Operation Infrastructure by Thomas E. Diegelman, Richard E. Eckelkamp and David J. Korsmeyer; The Changing Role of Spaceports by Derek Webber; Planetary and Solar Resource Management - Biospherical Security and the New Space Adventure by Elliott and Sharon Maynard; The Earth Observatory by Langdon Morris; Lunar Commercial Development for Space Exploration by Thomas L. Matula and Karen A. Loveland; Managing Risks on the Space Frontier: The Paradox of Safety Reliability and Risk Taking by Feng Hsu and Romney Duffey; A Magnificent Challenge by Richard E. Eckelkamp; Planning the Oasis in Space by Richard Kirby and Ed Kiker. Part Four: Strategy and Synthesis: The Genes of Space by Hylan B. Lyon, Becky Cross and Bruce Pittman; Alternative Strategic Approaches to Space by Martin Schwab; The Past is Not Sufficient as a Prolog by Hylan B. Lyon Jr; and Theory and Action for the Future of Humans in Space by Kenneth J. Cox, Bob Krone and Langdon Morris; followed by Glossary of Key Words, Phrases and Concepts; Appendix A: Research Agenda for the Future of Humans in Space; Appendix B: ATWG Meetings 1990 - 2005; and an index..