{"product_id":"9783319124476","title":"Springer Praxis Books: What We Know from Polar Expeditions","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringer Praxis Books: What We Know from Polar Expeditions\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSeedhouse, Erik\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith current technology, a voyage to Mars and back will take three\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyears. That’s a lot of time for things to go wrong. But sooner or later\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea commercial enterprise will commit itself to sending humans to Mars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow will the astronauts survive? Some things to consider are:\u003c\/p\u003eith current technology, a voyage to Mars and back will take three\u003cp\u003eyears. That’s a lot of time for things to go wrong. But sooner or later\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea commercial enterprise will commit itself to sending humans to Mars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow will the astronauts survive? Some things to consider are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Who decides what medical resources are used for whom?\u003c\/p\u003eWho decides what medical resources are used for whom?\u003cp\u003e• What is the relative weight of mission success and the health of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecrew?\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is the relative weight of mission success and the health of the\u003cp\u003ecrew?\u003c\/p\u003e• Do we allow crewmembers to sacrifi ce their lives for the good of the\u003cp\u003emission?\u003c\/p\u003eDo we allow crewmembers to sacrifi ce their lives for the good of the\u003cp\u003emission?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• And what if a crewmember does perish? Do we store the body for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereturn to Earth or give the member a burial in space?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions like these, and hundreds of others, have been explored by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escience fi ction, but scant attention has been paid by those designing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emissions. Fortunately, the experience gained in polar exploration more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethan 100 years ago provides crews and mission planners with a framework\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto deal with contingencies and it is this that forms the core of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy the parallels between polar and space exploration? Because polar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexploration offers a better analogy for a Mars mission today than those\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvoked by the space community. Although astronauts are routinely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompared to Lewis and Clark, Mars-bound astronauts will be closer in their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eroles to polar explorers. And, as much as space has been described as a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Frontier, Mars bears greater similarity to the polar regions, which is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhy so much can be learned from those who ventured there.\u003c\/p\u003eAnd what if a crewmember does perish? Do we store the body forreturn to Earth or givethe member a burial in space?\u003cp\u003eQuestions like these, and hundreds of others, have been explored by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escience fi ction, but scant attention has been paid by those designing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emissions. Fortunately, the experience gained in polar exploration more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethan 100 years ago provides crews and mission planners with a framework\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto deal with contingencies and it is this that forms the core of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy the parallels between polar and space exploration? Because polar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexploration offers a better analogy for a Mars mission today than those\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvoked by the space community. Although astronauts are routinely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompared to Lewis and Clark, Mars-bound astronauts will be closer in their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eroles to polar explorers. And, as much as space has been described as a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Frontier, Mars bears greater similarity to the polar regions, which is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhy so much can be learned from those who ventured there.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-04-08\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319124476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-12448-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x168cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 163\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46915526852748,"sku":"9783319124476","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319124476.jpg?v=1774493305","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319124476","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}