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Entering Space Hardcover – August 30, 1999

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The author of The Case for Mars provides an insider's look at the future of space exploration and travel, examining the true potential for human expeditions into outer space, the prospects for colonization of the outer planets of the solar system, and their implications for the future of humankind. 35,000 first printing.

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Humans are not native to the Earth. So posits astronautical engineer Bob Zubrin in the opening of Entering Space. We're native to just a small sliver of it, the spot where our species originated in tropical Kenya. We set out from that paradise about 50,000 years ago, north into "the teeth of the Ice Age," and all the ground we've gained since then has been thanks to our tenacity and our tools.

Zubrin reasons that it's time we cover a little more ground. Written with a boyish enthusiasm and formidable techie know-how, Entering Space urges us to realize "the feasibility, the necessity, and the promise" of becoming a space-faring civilization, of colonizing our own solar system and beyond. And Zubrin, author of the influential and widely acclaimed The Case for Mars, knows his stuff--NASA adapted his plans for near-term human exploration of Mars, and Carl Sagan gave the author no less credit: "Bob Zubrin really, nearly alone, changed our thinking on this issue." Entering Space plots the second and third phases of humanity's course--now that we've mastered our own planet, Zubrin says we must first look to settling our solar system (beginning with Mars) and then to the galaxy beyond.

With its practicable visions of using "iceteroids" to terraform Mars and harnessing the power of the outlying gas giants ("the solar system's Persian Gulf"), Entering Space succeeds at making the fantastic seem attainable, the stuff of science fiction, science fact. --Paul Hughes

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Astronautical engineer Zubrin stirred up more than a few imaginations with his 1996 The Case for Mars, which explained how and why humans could visit the red planet cheaply and soon. Zubrin's confident followup divides its predictions and programs into three sections: the first covers near-term projects in Earth orbit, with a view to commercial possibilities. The second part takes on the Moon, Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system, and the third adopts an optimistic view of interstellar travel and extraterrestrial life. Zubrin's range can amaze: he begins with the Space Shuttle (misguided and inefficient, he argues) and ends with speculation about how humanity might "change the laws of the universe." In between, Zubrin (privy to some of the dealings involved) shows how American politics quashed recent chances of cheap space flight; how "shake-and-bake" processing can profitably mine helium from the Moon; what we can do to defend life on Earth against a real-life Armageddon asteroid; and how a magnetic sail might speed up and slow down a starship. Zubrin's engineering background and his crisp prose make him a confident explainer, as technical as he needs to be but rarely more so. Regular readers of science fiction and anyone else with high school chemistry and physics will understand his arguments about the engines, ships and industries he proposes to create. His gung-ho clarity may even raise suspicions, especially when he moves from physics to metaphysics: Will the species really stagnate unless we become a "Type II" civilization? But anyone who cares about space travel will care about some part of this book. While some will gravitate to the near-term proposals, others will happily escape their pull and reach, with Zubrin, for the stars. Agent, Laurie Fox of the Linda Chester Literary Agency. (Sept.)
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Anyone frustrated by a space program that pours money into static projects, such as the space shuttle and the space station, may look to Zubrin for better ideas. A rocket scientist whose Case for Mars (1996) outlined an inexpensive Mars mission now under serious NASA consideration, Zubrin combines technical hardheadedness with proselytizing commitment in his efforts to revitalize space exploration. In this incandescently imagined book, he describes how first the inner solar system, then the outer planets, and eventually other neighboring solar systems might be colonized. No sci-fi silliness is required, he avers: the technical means either have been built (nuclear engines) or are physically possible (photon sails, anti-matter engines). What's lacking is societal drive, and he fears America is lapsing into the same inward-looking indolence as prevailed when the Chinese emperor recalled his explorers in the 1400s and destroyed their vessels--analogous to the U.S. government's shutdown of the Apollo program. He hopes to inspire contemporary youth, especially, by the visionary projects described here, so no forward-thinking library should overlook Zubrin's zeal. Gilbert Taylor

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The author believes it is humanitys destiny to inhabit other planets in our solar system and beyond. When you finish Entering Space, you may be convinced as well. In The Case for Mars (1996), Zubrin outlined an ambitious plan that would allow astronauts to live on Mars for extended periods of time. Entering Space broadly covers this and a number of other topics, from the recent discovery of planets in other solar systems to commercial applications of space travel. The author argues that we are currently a Type I civilization, having mastered our own planet. A Type II civilization, he states, will have conquered the solar system, and a Type III will have moved out into the galaxy. Some of the possibilities presented are fascinating, including power satellites that could generate or relay electrical power to remote areas of the world and solar sails that would use the radiative force of the sun or an earth-bound laser (the ``photoelectric effect,'' for those readers sporting pocket protectors) to passively sail around the solar system. Throughout the book, Zubrin is undaunted by technological hurdles and funding obstacles to the projects he envisions. He argues that NASA and the aeronautics industry are preventing commercial development (by start-up companies, including his own) of inexpensive rocket technologies to launch satellites into orbit. His plans include a passenger rocket-plane that would travel briefly into space, happily giving the passengers the chance to experience zero gravity and perhaps enjoy the novelty of a brief float around the cabin.'' (More likely, they would have the opportunity to revisit their in-flight meal.) Other ambitious forecasts include a matter/antimatter engine, which would require thousands of times more energy than is currently produced on Earth in an entire year. An irrepressibly optimistic viewmore persuasive than one might expectof the future of space travel and colonization, both within the solar system and beyond. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tarcher; First Edition (August 30, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 305 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0874779758
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0874779752
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.42 x 1.17 x 9.32 inches

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Dr. Robert Zubrin is the author of The Case for Nukes: How to Beat Global Warming and Create a Free, Open, and Magnificent Future, and The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must. He is an internationally renowned nuclear and aerospace engineer with four decades of technical experience. Formerly a Senior Engineer at Lockheed Martin, since 1996 he has been President of Pioneer Astronautics, an aerospace research and development company. In that capacity he has led over 70 highly successful technology development projects for NASA, the US military, the Department of Energy, and private clients. He holds Master of Science degrees in Nuclear Engineering and Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a doctorate in Nuclear Engineering, all from the University of Washington. He is the author of 14 books, over 200 technical and non-technical papers in areas relating to aerospace and energy engineering, and is the inventor of over 20 US patents, with several more pending. In 1998 he founded the non-profit Mars Society, and personally led it in building a simulated human Mars exploration station in the Canadian Arctic, some 900 miles from the North Pole. He remains president of the Mars Society today. Prior to his work in aerospace, Dr. Zubrin worked in areas of radiation protection, nuclear power plant safety, thermonuclear fusion research, and as a secondary school science and math teacher. He lives in Golden, Colorado with his wife Hope Zubrin, a retired Middle School science teacher. They have three daughters, Sarah, Rachel, and Oakley, all now out of the house, and a loyal Sheltie named Strelka and Siberian cat Luna, who remain at home.

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Thomas Erickson

Zubrin does it again. Another great book.

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Dr Robert Zubrin is a masterful past rocket engineer, president of the Mars Society and great writer. Read A Case for Mars (5 stars), Mars on Earth (5 stars) and How to Live on Mars (3 stars). His second book Entering Space ( Case For Mars was first) is well written and an easy read. Finished it in 2 days.

A few parts of rocket formulas are a little technical and the first few chapters are a little slow to get going but after that his book is a rocket ship. Wonderful. Plus there are several futuristic beautiful colored artwork pages showing some of the things he describes.

Robert lists civilization into three categories. #1 Beginning of mankind to complete communication global network and space program a little more advanced than today. #2 Man's exploration and colonization of the solar system. moon observatories, research center, Mars colony, asteroid mining, outer plant Helium 3 harvesting for using a deuterium/he3 mixture for fusion reactors, moving ice asteroids for water, metal gathering of asteroids, and a sling shot effect around Jupiter and/or Saturn is discussed. Much much more. #3 Galactic exploration. He goes into possible propulsion systems to take us to the stars using present understanding of physics without going into the obscure and way out theories.

The Mars Society is discussed as well as the HAB ( Mars research station) to be built on Devon Island in the far north Arctic. They actually do it. Read his #3 book Mars on Earth (5 stars).

Again in Entering Space Robert talks about "Mars Direct" which is the safest and most economical way of sending a crew of 4 to Mars and back and allowing them 1 1/2 years to explore the Red Planet.

If NASA ever goes this "Mars Direct" route (and it should) I strongly believe Dr. Zubrin should get a Nobel Prize. I was so impressed with Dr. Zubrin's writings, his "Mars Direct" idea and the back breaking hard work he and others did on Devon Island . Plus being interested in the expansion of the human race and Mars colonization ,I became a paid Mars Society member.

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Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (Ed)

A very good read

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2010

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Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot. It's interesting and thought-provoking, without being overly concerned with details. I found it a much easier read than the same author's "The Case for Mars", which I am currently reading.

There are far more positives than negatives, and I can only think of 2 criticisms. One is the author's justifications for human space exploration and colonization. His main argument seems to boil down to "We explored in the past and we should do it now. It's human nature". While he's certainly technically correct, as a philosophical and/or political justification I find it somewhat wishy-washy. I would have like to have seen more about human eco-vandalism, population explosion, dwindling resources, global war, and commercial interests as topics for discussion which have a strong bearing on our justification for settling on other celestial objects.

The second is that I'd like to expand the author's tripartate division of technological civilizations to include 5 categories. Added to the categories of civilizations who have travelled beyond their mother planet, have colonized their solar system, and who have reached other star systems (categories 1-3), I propose:

4) Civilizations that have colonized their entire local galaxy (or most of it)
5) Civilizations that have developed *inter-galactic* travel (and colonization)

4), and especially 5), represent exponentially greater achievements in all respects than 1-3. I think they should be considered as separate stages of further development/maturity of a space-faring civilization.

The book is also heavily US-biased (for those who may take objection to such things).

But overall well worth a read if this subject at all interests you.

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Rodger Raubach

A Tremendous View into the Future, with Profound Insights from the Past!

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2016

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This is a very visionary and profound work by Dr. Zubrin; it is an outline of what could/should be man's destiny in the universe, and was to me, inspiring. To say the very least...I learned a LOT about the engineering aspects of what has already been accomplished, and what lies ahead. I've already developed a "books to buy" list, based on what was presented. Even with my engineering school background in analytical mechanics, I was somewhat overwhelmed by the casually discussed mathematical insights herein. Be forewarned: be prepared to drag out your college Physics textbooks, and Chemistry textbooks, in order to fully appreciate what is splendidly presented. The chemistry of the Sabatier reaction and other simple organic for me is a breeze, but introducing the nuclear chemistry showed the voids in my own technical background! Wow! Zubrin paints a view of mankind's future that excites me, and makes me wish I were 20 years younger in order to more fully participate as we move ahead.

All of my Kudos are warranted; be advised this is not an easy or casual read, and is a charmingly and sometimes humorously written scientific masterpiece. Only 5 stars allowed? I'd give it a lot more than that; I'm buying additional copies to send my colleagues!

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EC

Great value and price. Entertaining. Easy to read and hard to put down. Concise snd informational.

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2019

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I absolutely adore this book. There are some images midway that can inspire you about the ideas he talks about in his book. Not hard to read as it doesn't involve math frequently or heavily. Try to get acostumed to some technical talk though. I mean, what else would you expect from the title of a book like this?

Either way, highly recommend if you are a space enthusiast.

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Laza Fonkin

intelegent

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K B GESUDARAJ

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OK ok

gruber-schmidt

Zurück zu den Sternen

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Ein sehr gutes Fachbuch, das genau in unsere Zeit passt. Wie Steven Hawking erkannt hatte,
zurück zu den Sternen.

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Robnarc

An immense book - a readable journey through technical detail and visionary expanses

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2017

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It's wonderful to be presented with a coherent, physically feasible pathway to the stars. With a perspective spanning millennia but rooted in the current state of the art, Robert Zurbin succeeds in knocking aside the hubris-driven white elephants which block more efficient, nimble projects that might well be able to negotiate the track ahead.

By weaving together the more technical strands of the book into an evolutionary case for diversifying humanity's current tenuous hold on life from a single planet naked in the face of asteroid strikes, nuclear catastrophes and the negative potential of artificial intelligence to multiple planets, and eventually solar systems, Robert Zubrin displays a visionary clarity unusual in any context - let alone this technical tour de force.

I came away feeling that he is ambivalent about terraforming, although radically pro such efforts on the surface. What was for me the most profound phrase in the book - "life creates nature" - sweeps aside many of the core objections to terraforming, an endeavour he goes into in a lot of detail. Later in the book, however, part of his well-argued treatment of why we aren't aware of having met extra-terrestrial life is that the development of an entirely separate branch of life is something infinitely precious, containing immense potential - so much so that more advance extra-terrestrial civilizations would likely watch rather than disturbing us. If this is so true for them, surely it is just as true for us as we risk swamping indigenous Martian, Enceladian, Titanian, etc. life forms?

All in all, an extraordinary book - one to inspire us to reach farther than our small, earthly lives.

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