Space to Live

Roderick J. Hill

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Prometheus Books
17 June 2025

Physics; Aerospace & aviation technology; Space science; Astronautics

Space to Live deals with the important contemporary issues of the accelerating search for the existence of life forms beyond Earth, the threats to human life on Earth in the near or distant future due to one or more global catastrophes, and the growing push towards the establishment of a human presence on the Moon and Mars, and perhaps elsewhere in or beyond the Solar System.

Space to Live responds to all three of these imperatives by discussing why human life on Earth is not assured in the short and medium term, options for colonisation of moons and planets elsewhere within and outside the Solar System, the implications for human survival on these potential platforms/planets, and what this means for the definition of ""humanity' itself.

It discusses the current and potential future technologies by means of which we might attempt to get to these platforms, and considers the physical, psychological, social, political, and spiritual challenges that would need to be overcome in so doing.

By: Roderick J. Hill
Imprint: Prometheus Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781633889507
ISBN 10: 1633889505
Pages: 375
Publication Date: 17 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Roderick J. Hill is a retired Chief Research Scientist and senior manager in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Pro Vice Chancellor for Industry Engagement and Commercialisation at Monash University. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 1997 and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, the Mineralogical Society of America and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. In 2001 he was awarded a Centenary Medal from the Australian Federal Government in recognition of his “services to Australian society in applied mineralogy”.

Reviews for Space to Live

""Scientist Hill presents fascinating theoretical and practical approaches to expanding humanity's cosmic footprint... Featuring numerous diagrams, tables, and graphs, this thoroughly researched work provides deep insights into humanity's potential cosmic future--assuming we survive our terrestrial challenges."" -- ""Booklist""

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