Why We Must Colonize Space

"An important book arguing that the goal of the space program should be to protect Earth against threats such as asteroids, WMD proliferation, pollution, and dwindling resources and to maintain a backup archive of data about our civilization on the moon."

"A classic that everyone interested in humanity's future should read."

"An extremely important book about how and why we should make Mars our next goal."

"The feasibility and necessity of transforming our global civilization into a spacefaring one."

"Schmitt, the only trained geologist among the astronauts who walked on the moon, discusses the potential for obtaining energy from lunar resources."

"Essays by prominent space advocates on the advantages of using lunar resources. (Don't confuse it with the book just before it on this list, which has the same title.)"

""On the Moon, Mars and the other bodies of the solar system there is wealth to help power our civilization for hundreds of thousands of years. This is our task today to provide for our posterity. ""

"Up-to-date information on the utilization of extraterrestrial resources."

"Visionary rather than practical, but makes a strong case for the need to colonize."

"Sagan concludes,"If our long-term survival is at stake, we have a responsibility to our species to venture to other worlds.""

"Why a human presence in space is crucial to our self-understanding and survival."

"How the perspective of a human presence in space will affect our civilization. (Interviews with astronauts and cosmonauts.)"

"The human side of spaceflight, with emphasis on the near future."

"The contributors argue that space as a future human habitat is not simply possible, but manifest."

"The chapter "Pilgrims, Saints and Spacemen" is a must read."

"A beautiful book about space exploration with an excellent chapter on why expanding into space is essential to Earth."

"DVD docmentary about why colonization of the moon is essential to solving Earth's resource problems."

"Updated 2003 edition of my own 1971 novel, which offers some ideas about why space colonization is essential to any species possessing advanced technology."

"Updated 2006 edition of my 1970 novel for teenage girls about the importance of colonizing Mars."

"Bova argues, "To survive on Earth we must expand into space" -- and it's even more true now than when this book was written."

"Stine declares,"The space enterprise will have a payoff that will exceed our wildest dreams." See also his book "The Third Industrial Revolution.""

"Vajk writes, "We are becoming parents to the infant human race on the verge of climbing out of its planetary crib and standing up in the cosmos.""

"Important comments on O'Neill's proposal for orbiting colonies. (The text is now available online at a NASA site.)"

"A former astronaut's ideas on tapping the abundance of resources in space."

"Calder writes, "The proposed break-out into the universe ... has all the hallmarks of a successful Big Idea--of something that people will actually do, regardless of the opinions of bystanders.""