Beginning Annotated Bib

Faith, Ryan G. “The Future Of Space.” World Affairs. World Affairs Journal. Sep/Oct. 2012. Web. 1 Jan. 2014.

Ryan Faith shows how the “Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including Moon and Other Celestial Bodies” that was signed back in 1967, cause the UN to set the worldwide consensus on the future exploration and laws of our solar system. Faith writes about this and other political issues involving the advancement of space travel. I will use this source to reverence the afore mentioned treaty and other space related political acts to analyze their validity and possible future effects on terrestrial exploration.

Krishen, Kumar. “Technology Needs For Future Space Exploration.” IETE Technical Review 26.4 (2009): 228-235. IETEjournals. Web. 1 Jan. 2014.

This article reviews how the goal of space exploration is to open the frontier of space. Discussed in the article are the necessities in knowledge of the natural processes of space and the necessary advancements in technology that would need to be made for human expansion into space. This article will help me see the likelihood of making these technological advancements, and how long it would take to accomplish them.

Fridlund, Malcolm. “Future Space Missions To Search For Terrestrial Planets.” Space Science Reviews 135.1 (2008): 335. EBSCOHost. Web. 1 Jan. 2014.

Ideally, humans will eventually be able to travel to other planets in where we may live, however not all planets are inhabitable. Malcolm Fridlund discusses the relatively new field of Comparative Planetology with a main focus on exoplanets. I will use this article to help me examine the ratio of known habitable planets to inhabitable planets, and the likely hood that we as a race will be able to reach them.

Bhandari, Narendra. “Planetary exploration: Scientific importance and future prospects.” Current Science 94.2 (2008): 189-200. Researchgate. Web. 1 Jan. 2014.

Astronomer Narendra Bhandari explains the importance of further planetary exploration, and the ability of humans and human-made robots to explore planets in the relatively near future. References to unmanned shuttles are made in addition to show that even without the necessary technology for humans to survive, we may still explore space. I will be referencing Bhandari’s arguments when backing up my suggestion that further exploration into space is imperative.

Greene, Brian. The Elegant Universe. New York City: W.W. Norton Company, Inc. 2003. Print.

Greene is a well-respected physicist, and in his book he discusses superstrings, hidden dimensions, and other astrophysical processes and theories which would affect theoretical space exploration. I will use this book to dive deeper into my understand of astrophysical problems in regards to space travel which I will use in my paper when addressing the issues of space exploration.  

img - Dvidshub. NASA, 22 September 2009. “Hubble Images A Swarm of Ancient Stars”

img- Dvidshub. NASA, 19 September 2009. “Space Shuttle Endeavour”

img - Dvidshub. NASA, 15 June 2012. “Enterprise Title Transfer”

img - Dvidshub. NASA, 15 June 2012. “MSL Prelaunch Briefing”

img - Dvidshub. NASA, 15 June 2012. “Expedition 29 Preflight”

bk - Degroot J. Gerard. Dark Side of the Moon: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest

bk - Francis French; Colin Burgess. Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 University of Nebraska Press, 2007

bk - Francis French; Colin Burgess. In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 University Nebraska Press, 2007

bk - Burgess, Colin. Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975 University of Nebraska Press, 2008

bk - Chris Gainor; Alfred Worden. To a Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers University of Nebraska Press, 2010

bk - David Hilt; Owen Garriott; Joe Kerwin. Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story University of Nebraska Press, 2008

bk - Chris Dubbs; Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom. Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight University of Nebraska, 2011

bk - Harrison A. Albert. Spacefaring: The Human Dimension University of California Press, 2001

bk - Colin Burgess, Kate Doolan, Bert Vis. Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching the Moon University of Nebraska Press, 2003