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A Scenario for Interstellar Exploration and Its Financing

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Space Development Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-5337-3

ISBN: 978-88-470-5336-6

Publisher: Springer Milan - Springer Journals

Apr 11, 2013

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Introduction

Bignami, Giovanni F.; Sommariva, Andrea

Pages: 1 –3

[Travelling to the stars has always fascinated mankind. It has been the subject of numerous literary works and science fiction stories. When we grew up during the sixties, those objectives seemed achievable. The launch of the Sputnik 1 in October 1957 and the first landing on moon by the American...
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Motivations for Space Explorations and Colonization

Bignami, Giovanni F.; Sommariva, Andrea

Pages: 5 –24

[This chapter will try to answer the question of what are the most important drivers leading to interstellar travel by humans within the next hundred years. Some observers claim that the main reasons behind space exploration are: (1) survival of the human species, (2) access to additional natural...
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Where to Go: The Search for Habitable Planets

Bignami, Giovanni F.; Sommariva, Andrea

Pages: 25 –39

[Philosophers and scientists speculated for centuries about the existence of extra solar systems. This speculation was not very common among ancient Greek scientists. Given the scale of the universe generally accepted at their time, the existence of extra solar systems gathered very little...
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Interstellar Exploration Technologies

Bignami, Giovanni F.; Sommariva, Andrea

Pages: 41 –60

[Astronautics and astronautical engineering are the theory and practice of navigation beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. The early history of astronautics is theoretical. The fundamental mathematics of space travel was established by Newton in his 1687 treatise “Philosophiae Naturalis Principia...
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Financing of Space Exploration and Colonization

Bignami, Giovanni F.; Sommariva, Andrea

Pages: 61 –79

[Our scenario foresees an early phase of development of propulsion technologies with a 10 year period of manned mission definition studies, automated probe payload definition studies and development efforts on critical propulsion technology areas.]
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The Uncertainties

Bignami, Giovanni F.; Sommariva, Andrea

Pages: 81 –101

[This book has developed a scenario for interstellar exploration and colonization, which is hypothetical but not unrealistic. It has identified the forces that may shape the future in this direction. This chapter will analyze the uncertainties surrounding this scenario that may push the future in...
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Erratum to: Financing of Space Exploration and Colonization

Bignami, Giovanni F.; Sommariva, Andrea

Pages: E1 –E1

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