LEADER 03628oam 2200517 450 001 996466735803316 005 20210420141903.0 010 $a3-030-54230-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-54230-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000011569114 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-54230-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6387612 035 $a(PPN)25250853X 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011569114 100 $a20210420d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMoon first and Mars second $ea practical approach to human space exploration /$fAllyson Reneau 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2021] 210 4$d©2021 215 $a1 online resource (XVII, 104 p. 36 illus., 31 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aSpringerBriefs in space development 311 $a3-030-54229-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChapter 1: introduction and the importance of Focusing on the Moon -- Chapter 2: Understanding the Options for Human Exploration and Ultimate Colonization -- Chapter 3: The Advantages of the Moon in terms of Transportation, Fuel Expenditures, Access to Water, and Expense -- Chapter 4: The Advantages of the Moon in terms of Telecommunications and IT Services -- Chapter 5: The Advantages of the Moon in the Context of Near Instantaneous Support Services from Earth -- Chapter 6: Financial, Technical, Utility Infrastructure feasibility to creating a Lunar Colony/ Habitat versus doing so on Mars -- Chapter 7: Examining New Capabilities that could be Created and Tested on the Moon before seeking a Permanent Mars Presence -- Chapter 8: Planning for the Future -- Chapter 9: Conclusions and Next Steps -- Appendix 1: Key Terms and Concepts -- Appendix 2: Space Policy Directive 1 -- About the Author -- Index. 330 $aThis SpringerBrief explores the technological, economic, physiological, and psychological comparisons between a journey to the Moon versus a journey to Mars, taking into consideration the national and international perspectives at play. The author spent over six years interviewing leading space experts from around the world to learn why lunar habitats and the creation of a permanent presence on the Moon are an essential next step to human exploration and settlement in space. Practical reasons related to energy, telecommunications and networking, robotic systems, medical and scientific research, material processing, and more show why it must be the Moon First and Mars Second. These findings and recommendations have been adopted by current NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, as well as the current U. S. president. The research in this text reflects the author's experiences working internally within NASA Headquarters, the FAA Commercial Spaceflight Office, as well as the International Space University. It is partially based on Reneau?s award-winning Harvard thesis in conjunction with her Master's in International Relations. 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in space development. 606 $aManned space flight 606 $aAstronautics and state$zUnited States 607 $aMoon$xExploration 607 $aMars (Planet)$xExploration 615 0$aManned space flight. 615 0$aAstronautics and state 676 $a629.45 700 $aReneau$b Allyson$01220944 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996466735803316 996 $aMoon first and Mars second$92830451 997 $aUNISA