Author:
Green, Brian Patrick, author.
ImprintLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
Descriptionv, 297 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Note:Why space ethics? -- Questions of "should": ethics applied to space -- Risk and safety -- Space and human health -- The dangers of space debris -- Military, dual-use activities, and international relations in space -- Protecting earth from hazardous asteroids and other extraterrestrial dangers -- Astrobiology and the search for extraterrestrial life -- Contamination, planetary protection, and responsible exploration -- The search for extraterrestrial intelligence -- New players in space: new nations and commercial, private, and nongovernmental activities -- Traveling to the planets and the stars: very long duration spaceflight and human biology -- Building your martian home: living in and settlement of space -- Planetary-scale interventions on earth and afar -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index.
Note:"An introduction to the basic issues of space ethics: the technology, the impact on society, and the frontiers of thinking about space exploration from theory to practice."-- Provided by publisher.
