STRATEGIES FOR MARS: A GUIDE TO HUMAN EXPLORATION, Volume 86
content of volume 86
Science and Technology Series, Ed. Carol R. Stoker, Carter Emmart, 1996, 644p
hard cover, ISBN 0-87703-405-2, Price: $70.00, member price: $52.50
soft cover, ISBN 0-87703-406-0, Price: $45.00, member price: $33.75

This volume consists of 26 chapters, each prepared by a qualified individual(s) on a topic of his/her expertise. Anyone wanting a concise review of an all-around Mars exploration strategy will find this book of interest. Included are six chapters on making the case for Mars, six chapters on getting to Mars: interplanetary transportation issues, four chapters on living in space: the human element, five chapters on living and working on Mars, two chapters on science on Mars and two chapters on costs and benefits of Mars exploration. Numerical and author index included.


 
CONTENTS
Volume 86, AAS Science and Technology Series
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  • Fellow Traveler - Poem and Book Dedication to Thomas O. Paine iv 
  • Foreword vii 
  • Prologue.  Steps to Mars, Daniel S. Goldin xi 
SECTION I - MAKING THE CASE FOR MARS
  • Chapter 1.  Why Should Humans Explore Space? (AAS 95-471), Lawrence G. Lemke 3 
  • Chapter 2. The Significance of the Martian Frontier (AAS 95-472), Robert M. Zubrin 13 
  • Chapter 3. The Millennium Project (AAS 95-473), Harrison H. Schmitt 27 
  • Chapter 4. Mars: The Media... the Masses... and the Message (AAS 95-474), Leonard David 41 
  • Chapter 5. Strategic Communications Planning and the Case for Mars (AAS 95-475), Frank White 51 
  • Chapter 6. Managing the Exploration of the Moon and Mars (AAS 95-476), Michael D. Griffin 59 
SECTION II - GETTING THERE: INTERPLANETARY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
  • Chapter 7. Mars Mission Concepts: The von Braun Era (AAS 95-477), Frederick I. Ordway III 69 
  • Chapter 8. Pathways to Mars: An Overview of Flight Profiles and Staging Options for Mars Missions (AAS 95-478), John C. Niehoff and Stephen J. Hoffman 99 
  • Chapter 9. Mars Mission Designs: Comparing the Near Term Options (AAS 95-479), Malcolm A. LeCompt and Julie P. Stets 127 
  • Chapter 10. Artificial Gravity: Design Implications for Mars Vehicles (AAS 95-480), Lawrence G. Lemke 153 
  • Chapter 11. Nuclear Rockets: High-Performance Propulsion for Mars (AAS 95-481), Clayton W. Watson 167 
  • Chapter 12. Nuclear Electric Propulsion for Human Mars Missions (AAS 95-482), Ernst Stuhlinger 193 
SECTION III - LIVING IN SPACE: THE HUMAN ELEMENT
  • Chapter 13. Biomedical Issues in the Exploration of Mars (AAS 95-483), Rosalind A. Grymes, Charles E. Wade and Joan Vernikos 225 
  • Chapter 14.  The Human Side of Mars Flight: A Review of Human Factors Issues (AAS 95-484), Mary M. Connors and Albert A. Harrison 241 
  • Chapter 15. From the Great Voyages of Exploration to Missions to Mars (AAS 95-485), Ben Finny 267 
  • Chapter 16. The Interplanetary Radiation Environment and Methods to Shield from it (AAS 95-486), Lawrence W. Townsend and John W. Wilson 283 
SECTION IV - BEING THERE: LIVING AND WORKING ON MARS
  • Chapter 17.  Moving in on Mars: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Martian Life Support (AAS 95-487), Penelope J. Boston 327 
  • Living in Space:  Results from Biosphere 2's Initial Closure, an Early Testbed for Closed Ecological Systems on Mars (AAS 95-488), Mark Nelson and William F. Dempster 363 
  • Chapter 19. Using the Resources of Mars for Human Settlement (AAS 95-489), Thomas R. Meyer and Christopher P. McKay 393 
  • Chapter 20. Mars Rovers (AAS 95-490), Benton C. Clark 445 
  • Chapter 21. First Mars Outpost Habitation Strategy (AAS 95-491), Marc M. Cohen 465 
SECTION V - SCIENCE ON MARS
  • Chapter 22. Scientific Objectives of Human Exploration of Mars (AAS 95-492), Michael H. Carr 515 
  • Chapter 23. Science Strategy for Human Exploration of Mars (AAS 95-493), Carol R. Stoker 537 
SECTION VI - COSTS AND BENEFITS OF MARS EXPLORATION
  • Chapter 24. The Cost of Sending Humans to Mars (AAS 95-494), Humbolt C. Mandell, Jr. 563 
  • Chapter 25. Mars Colonization: Technically Feasible, Affordable, and a Universal Human Drive (AAS 95-495), Thomas O. Paine 579 
EPILOGUE
  • Chapter 26. Beyond Mars... Into the Universe at Large (AAS 95-496), Leonard David 595 
  

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