The value of the Moon : how to explore, live, and prosper in space using the Moon's resources /

"While the Moon was once thought to hold the key to space exploration, in recent decades, the U.S. has largely turned its sights toward Mars and other celestial bodies instead. In The Value of the Moon, lunar scientist Paul Spudis argues that the U.S. can and should return to the moon in order...

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Main Author: Spudis, Paul D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2016]
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