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
