Robots in Space

By Roger D. Launius, Howard E. McCurdy,

Book cover of Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel

Book description

Given the near incomprehensible enormity of the universe, it appears almost inevitable that humankind will one day find a planet that appears to be much like the Earth. This discovery will no doubt reignite the lure of interplanetary travel. Will we be up to the task? And, given our limited…

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1 author picked Robots in Space as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

While many people expect that the future of space exploration will look like Star Trek, the reality is that robots will be blazing the trail around the solar system and beyond for some time.

This is an important and well-argued book that explains the realities of distance and danger that dictate the use of robots rather than humans for space exploration. It also explores the reasons why human-led space exploration is so popular in spite of its great expense.

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