LEADER 02816nam 2200445 450 001 9910554211103321 005 20220202124056.0 010 $a0-300-25838-0 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300258387 035 $a(CKB)4100000011954871 035 $a(DE-B1597)583155 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300258387 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6638702 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6638702 035 $a(OCoLC)1255420820 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011954871 100 $a20220202d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAsteroids $ehow love, fear, and greed will determine our future in space /$fMartin Elvis 210 1$aNew Haven ;$aLondon :$cYale University Press,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) $c25 b-w illus 311 $a0-300-23192-X 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tA Note on the Text -- $tIntroduction: Why Boldly Go? -- $tPart I. The Scene -- $t1. Asteroids: A Primer -- $tPart II. Motive -- $t2. Love -- $t3. Fear -- $t4. Greed -- $tPart III. Means -- $t5. Love: Doing Science with Asteroids -- $t6. Fear: How to Handle the Asteroid Threat -- $t7. Greed: Asteroid Prospecting -- $tPart IV. Opportunity -- $t8. Getting Space off the Ground -- $t9. Making Space Safe for Capitalism -- $t10. In the Long Run -- $tNotes -- $tIllustration Credits -- $tIndex 330 $aA unique, wide-ranging examination of asteroid exploration and our future in space Human travel into space is an enormously expensive and unforgiving endeavor. So why go? In this accessible and authoritative book, astrophysicist Martin Elvis argues that the answer is the asteroid exploration, for the strong motives of love, fear, and greed. Elvis?s personal motivation is one of scientific love?asteroid investigations may teach us about the composition of the solar system and the origins of life. A more compelling reason may be fear?of a dinosaur killer-sized asteroid hitting our planet. Finally, Elvis maintains, we should consider greed: asteroids likely hold vast riches, such as large platinum deposits, and mining them could provide both a new industry and a funding source for bolder space exploration. Elvis explains how each motive can be satisfied, and how they help one another. From the origins of life, to ?space billiards,? and space sports, Elvis looks at how asteroids may be used in the not-so-distant future. 606 $aAsteroids 615 0$aAsteroids. 676 $a523.44 700 $aElvis$b Martin$01218521 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910554211103321 996 $aAsteroids$92817906 997 $aUNINA