{"product_id":"islands-in-the-sky-isbn-9780471135616","title":"Islands in the Sky","description":"\"Let the meek inherit the earth—the rest of us are going to the stars! Here's how it's going to be done.\" — Robert Zubrin  \u003cp\u003e\"These articles are not 'just science fiction.' They are things we can do—and with any luck at all, and vision and determination, we will.\" — Stanley Schmidt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake off on a thrilling journey of space exploration and speculation—to the realm where science fiction becomes science fact—as leading writers, researchers, and astronautic engineers describe a not-too-distant future of interstellar travel and colonization. From cable cars that ride \"skyhooks\" into space to rockets that can refuel out of Martian air, from \"terraforming\" planets (a process that makes them habitable for human life) to faster-than-light propulsion systems, Islands in the Sky offers an astonishing collection of challenging—and plausible—ideas and proposals from the pages of Analog magazine. Brilliant and provocative, here is fun-filled reading for everyone interested in science, technology, and the future.\u003c\/p\u003e  Partial table of contents:  \u003cp\u003eBREAKING THE BONDS OF THE EARTH.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComes the Revolution....(G.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStine).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hypersonic Skyhook (R. Zubrin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSTEPPING INTO THE SOLAR SYSTEM.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMars Direct: A Propasal for the Rapid Exploration and Colonization of the Red Planet (R. Zubrin \u0026amp; D. Baker).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInward Ho!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(S. Gillet).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlien Life Between Here and the Stars (R. Forward).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCREATING NEW WORLDS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerraforming Mars (R. Zubrin \u0026amp; C. McKay).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Planet Dweller's Dreams (M. Fogg).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eADVANCED DRIVES AND INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo the Stars!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(G. Woodcock).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Magnetic Sail (R. Zubrin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tachyon Drive: Infinite Exhaust Velocity at Zero Energy Cost (J. Cramer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Negative Matter Space Drive (R. Forward).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e  STANLEY SCHMIDT, Ph.D., is the Editor of Analog Science Fiction\/Science Fact magazine, for which he has received 16 Hugo Award nominations. He is the author of four novels, including Lifeboat Earth and Newton and the Quasi-Apple, and is a member of the Board of Advisors of the National Space Society.  \u003cp\u003eROBERT ZUBRIN, Ph.D., is an astronautics engineer whose work has been profiled in Newsweek and Air \u0026amp; Space\/Smithsonian magazines. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Space Society and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Let the meek inherit the earth—the rest of us are going to the stars! Here's how it's going to be done.\" — Robert Zubrin  \u003cp\u003e\"These articles are not 'just science fiction.' They are things we can do—and with any luck at all, and vision and determination, we will.\" — Stanley Schmidt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake off on a thrilling journey of space exploration and speculation—to the realm where science fiction becomes science fact—as leading writers, researchers, and astronautic engineers describe a not-too-distant future of interstellar travel and colonization. From cable cars that ride \"skyhooks\" into space to rockets that can refuel out of Martian air, from \"terraforming\" planets (a process that makes them habitable for human life) to faster-than-light propulsion systems, Islands in the Sky offers an astonishing collection of challenging—and plausible—ideas and proposals from the pages of Analog magazine. Brilliant and provocative, here is fun-filled reading for everyone interested in science, technology, and the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989482029285,"sku":"NP9780471135616","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471135616.jpg?v=1761784278","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/islands-in-the-sky-isbn-9780471135616","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}