{"product_id":"islands-in-the-sky-bold-new-ideas-for-colonizing-space-paperback","title":"Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert Zubrin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet the meek inherit the earth--the rest of us are going to the stars! Here's how it's going to be done. -- Robert Zubrin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese articles are not 'just science fiction.' They are things we can do--and with any luck at all, and vision and determination, we will. -- Stanley Schmidt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake off on a thrilling journey of space exploration and speculation--to the realm where science fiction becomes science fact--as leading writers, researchers, and astronautic engineers describe a not-too-distant future of interstellar travel and colonization. From cable cars that ride skyhooks into space to rockets that can refuel out of Martian air, from terraforming planets (a process that makes them habitable for human life) to faster-than-light propulsion systems, Islands in the Sky offers an astonishing collection of challenging--and plausible--ideas and proposals from the pages of Analog magazine. Brilliant and provocative, here is fun-filled reading for everyone interested in science, technology, and the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet the meek inherit the earth--the rest of us are going to the stars! Here's how it's going to be done. -- Robert Zubrin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These articles are not 'just science fiction.' They are things we can do--and with any luck at all, and vision and determination, we will.\" -- Stanley Schmidt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake off on a thrilling journey of space exploration and speculation--to the realm where science fiction becomes science fact--as leading writers, researchers, and astronautic engineers describe a not-too-distant future of interstellar travel and colonization. From cable cars that ride \"skyhooks\" into space to rockets that can refuel out of Martian air, from \"terraforming\" planets (a process that makes them habitable for human life) to faster-than-light propulsion systems, Islands in the Sky offers an astonishing collection of challenging--and plausible--ideas and proposals from the pages of Analog magazine. Brilliant and provocative, here is fun-filled reading for everyone interested in science, technology, and the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTANLEY SCHMIDT, Ph.D., is the Editor of Analog Science Fiction\/Science Fact magazine, for which he has received 16 Hugo Award nominations. He is the author of four novels, including Lifeboat Earth and Newton and the Quasi-Apple, and is a member of the Board of Advisors of the National Space Society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eROBERT ZUBRIN, Ph.D., is an astronautics engineer whose work has been profiled in Newsweek and Air \u0026amp; Space\/Smithsonian magazines. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Space Society and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9.27 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45884413771973,"sku":"9780471135616","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/ylNgYmyFTG9780471135616.webp?v=1771833092","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/islands-in-the-sky-bold-new-ideas-for-colonizing-space-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}