Space
The Fragile Frontier
Published on 30. March 2006
Book
Hardback
215 pages
978-1-56347-776-8 (ISBN)
Description
Protection of the space environmentfor the study of and use by successive generations of explorers and developersis an important concept that has yet to enter the collective consciousness of the space community. This book illustrates the relevance of the space environment to science, commerce, and the individual, and explains why we should consider protecting some of its unique properties and most significant territories.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Reston
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
621 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56347-776-8 (9781563477768)
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Mark Williamson is an independent Space Technology Consultant advising the space industry and the space insurance community. A Chartered Physicist and Chartered Engineer, he has more than 25 years' experience in satellite communications engineering, technical management and space consultancy. As a technical author, he has written some 350 articles on many aspects of space technology, and several dozen papers on subjects as diverse as space law, space education and space history. He has also served as the editor of three international space industry magazines. His other books include The Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology and a student text, The Communications Satellite.