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How to Build Your Own Spaceship: The Science of Personal Space Travel

How to Build Your Own Spaceship: The Science of Personal Space Travel

Bizony, Piers

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringAstronomy & SpacePhysics

ISBN10: 0452295335
ISBN13: 9780452295339
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: Jul 28 2009
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.53 Width: 5.28 Depth: 8.08
Language: English
Ladies and gentlemen, start your spaceships with this book that explores an exciting new era of space travel--the perfect science gift!

Personal space travel is no longer the stuff of science fiction. The future is here: Civilians are launching into orbit. How to Build Your Own Spaceship takes readers on a fun and quirky trip to the forefront of commercial space travel-the latest technology, the major business players, and the personal and financial benefits that are ripe for the picking. Science-writer Piers Bizony's breadth of knowledge, quick wit, and no-nonsense explanations of the hard science in this emerging arena will satisfy even the most dedicated space fanatics. With practical advice (from picking the best jet fuel to funding your own fleet of space crafts), unbelievable space facts, and fascinating photos, Bizony's user-friendly guide to blasting off is a must-have ticket to the final frontier.

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