{"product_id":"islands-in-the-sky-bold-new-ideas-for-colonizing-space-9780471135616","title":"Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12131365\"\u003eRobert Zubrin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.16w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471135616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0471135615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI005000\"\u003ePhysics | Astrophysics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV004000\"\u003eAustralia \u0026amp; Oceania\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTANLEY 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43195946664173,"sku":"9780471135616","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4c7dc50e-8d35-4dbc-8c34-003439f35b6a.jpg?v=1660653979","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/islands-in-the-sky-bold-new-ideas-for-colonizing-space-9780471135616","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}