FA:: How to Build Your Own Spaceship, Bizony 1st Ed 2009 TPB
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The Science of Personal Space Travel
by Piers Bizony
Personal space travel is no longer the stuff of science fiction. The future
is here: Civilians are launching into orbit. As early as 2010 paying
customers will have the opportunity to experience weightlessness, courtesy
of Virgin Galactic's inaugural launch. How to Build Your Own Spaceship takes
readers on a fun and quirky trip to the forefront of commercial space
travel-the latest technology, the major business players, and the personal
and financial benefits that are ripe for the picking. Science-writer Piers
Bizony's breadth of knowledge, quick wit, and no-nonsense explanations of
the hard science in this emerging arena will satisfy even the most dedicated
space fanatics. With practical advice (from picking the best jet fuel to
funding your own fleet of space crafts), unbelievable space facts, and
fascinating photos, Bizony's user-friendly guide to blasting off is a
must-have ticket to the final frontier. Illustrated with B&W photos.
Plume, New York, 2009, First Edition, 224 pages, 5 1/4" x 8", trade
paperback, illustrated.
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