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Beyond Trappist 1

Author : Daniel Rhoades
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1663230889
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (632 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Trappist 1 written by Daniel Rhoades and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story starts with a kid by watching television heard the theory that the Earth will be consumed by the sun, the fear of this caused an incredible journey, from the Moon to the center of The Milky way, and the inventions of a group of people that made journey possible. Joseph Stine is the main character; he developed a new computer system using Nanites. He called the system MANN, this system morphs into the main character over thousands of years of evolution of the Nanites, this happened due to Joe experimenting on himself with medical Nanites to keep him strong and healthy. He sold a copy of MANN to the U.S government, but felt he needed a way to control MANN and MANN 2, and creates a Special Nanite, implanted into himself and his daughter Crystal, Joe wanted to use Nanites for the good of Mankind, Crystal not so much. Joe goes to the far reaches of space, Crystal stayed behind on Earth and became a dictator, but was killed by an act of God. That bothered Joe and he would think of it often. On the space craft named “Home”, the Joe and the crew slept for 20 years in a Hybercell and would wake up for a week at a time, over hundreds of years Joe convinced the crew to agree to enhancing themselves with Nanites for their health and wellbeing. They agree, and their evolution began. They colonize a planet, and find life on exo-planets, some odd, some awfully familiar. Alien life that had depleted their home planet of everything and forced to recycle minerals, and everything they needed from other places. In order for Joe to get their technology he infected them with Nanites, speeding transportation to faster than the speed of light. A thousand years later Joe, no longer existed, and had become Special. Special then evolves into a mass of Nanites and after a few thousand years they try to return to Earth, but something was keeping them away. Special makes a final attempt to escape to gravity of Sagittarius A*, when it meets God.

Beyond Trappist 1

Author : Daniel Rhoades
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781663230898
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Trappist 1 written by Daniel Rhoades and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story starts with a kid by watching television heard the theory that the Earth will be consumed by the sun, the fear of this caused an incredible journey, from the Moon to the center of The Milky way, and the inventions of a group of people that made journey possible. Joseph Stine is the main character; he developed a new computer system using Nanites. He called the system MANN, this system morphs into the main character over thousands of years of evolution of the Nanites, this happened due to Joe experimenting on himself with medical Nanites to keep him strong and healthy. He sold a copy of MANN to the U.S government, but felt he needed a way to control MANN and MANN 2, and creates a Special Nanite, implanted into himself and his daughter Crystal, Joe wanted to use Nanites for the good of Mankind, Crystal not so much. Joe goes to the far reaches of space, Crystal stayed behind on Earth and became a dictator, but was killed by an act of God. That bothered Joe and he would think of it often. On the space craft named "Home", the Joe and the crew slept for 20 years in a Hybercell and would wake up for a week at a time, over hundreds of years Joe convinced the crew to agree to enhancing themselves with Nanites for their health and wellbeing. They agree, and their evolution began. They colonize a planet, and find life on exo-planets, some odd, some awfully familiar. Alien life that had depleted their home planet of everything and forced to recycle minerals, and everything they needed from other places. In order for Joe to get their technology he infected them with Nanites, speeding transportation to faster than the speed of light. A thousand years later Joe, no longer existed, and had become Special. Special then evolves into a mass of Nanites and after a few thousand years they try to return to Earth, but something was keeping them away. Special makes a final attempt to escape to gravity of Sagittarius A*, when it meets God.

Exoplanets

Author : Michael E. Summers
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588345955
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Exoplanets written by Michael E. Summers and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past few years have seen an incredible explosion in our knowledge of the universe. Since its 2009 launch, the Kepler satellite has discovered more than two thousand exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. More exoplanets are being discovered all the time, and even more remarkable than the sheer number of exoplanets is their variety. In Exoplanets, astronomer Michael Summers and physicist James Trefil explore these remarkable recent discoveries: planets revolving around pulsars, planets made of diamond, planets that are mostly water, and numerous rogue planets wandering through the emptiness of space. This captivating book reveals the latest discoveries and argues that the incredible richness and complexity we are finding necessitates a change in our questions and mental paradigms. In short, we have to change how we think about the universe and our place in it, because it is stranger and more interesting than we could have imagined.

New Worlds: Colonizing Planets, Moons and Beyond

Author : Dan Răzvan Popoviciu
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9815080725
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book New Worlds: Colonizing Planets, Moons and Beyond written by Dan Răzvan Popoviciu and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terraforming is the process of modifying a planet, moon, or other body to a more habitable atmosphere, temperature, or ecology. The idea of terraforming or colonizing other planets has recently become a topic of intense scientific interest and public debate. Geoengineering and terraforming, at their core, have the same goal: to enhance or revive the ability of a specific environment to support human life, society, and industry. New Worlds: Colonizing Planets, Moons and Beyond examines extraterrestrial colonization plans with a critical eye. The ten chapters of the book provide a detailed review of the demographic and economic reasons behind this space imperative, technical and ecological solutions to improve the settlement of our own planet, enhancements of our current space industry. The book also covers interesting topics such as the terraformation of Mars, the moon, and other planets like Venus, colonizing the outer solar system (and beyond), and the ethical considerations in favor of space expansion. This simple, yet informative treatise is an essential read for anyone interested in the subject of space colonization.

Beyond Horizons

Author : Falcon Futura
Publisher : Imaginante editorial
ISBN 13 : 6316578121
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Horizons written by Falcon Futura and published by Imaginante editorial. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Beyond Horizons, the author invites us to embark on a captivating cosmic journey through the pages of this enchanting book. The text immerses us in the moments of silence between the stars, where the cosmos hums with the echoes of creation, and humanity contemplates its destiny with awe. The work transports us beyond the limits of our blue planet and plunges us into the vast tapestry of the universe. From the 'Genesis of Ambition' to the 'Echoes of Legacy,' each section of the book weaves a compelling narrative that celebrates audacity, curiosity, and the relentless pursuit of the unknown that defines our odyssey as a species. The author paints an inspiring future where national borders fade into the limitless expanse of space, transforming Earth's inhabitants into cosmic citizens, uniting humanity in a shared quest for knowledge, collaboration, and a deeper understanding of our place in the cosmic tapestry. The narrative reaches new heights by unveiling a vision where the quest for the stars gives rise to technological marvels. As readers embark on this odyssey, they carry with them the echoes of those who dreamed before. The stories of pioneers and visionaries are woven into the fabric of our collective history, guiding us with wisdom as we forge a legacy that extends beyond ourselves. Beyond Horizons calls us to explore the limitless possibilities that await, beyond horizons, beyond imagination, and beyond the stars. Join this literary odyssey where the mysteries of the universe unfold, and the spirit of exploration becomes a guiding beacon for humanity toward a future filled with wonder and discovery.

Beyond the Walls

Author : Paul Wilkes
Publisher : Doubleday Religion
ISBN 13 : 9780385494359
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (943 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Walls written by Paul Wilkes and published by Doubleday Religion. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this searingly personal spiritual exploration, Wilkes treads a pilgrim's path that takes him behind the walls of a monastery and back into the everyday world as a changed man.

What is Life? On Earth and Beyond

Author : Andreas Losch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316813193
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book What is Life? On Earth and Beyond written by Andreas Losch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approaches from the sciences, philosophy and theology, including the emerging field of astrobiology, can provide fresh perspectives to the age-old question 'what is life?'. Has the secret of life been unveiled and is it nothing more than physical chemistry? Modern philosophers will ask if we can even define life at all, as we still don't know much about its origins here on Earth. Others regard life as something that cannot simply be reduced to just physics and chemistry, while biologists emphasize the historical component intrinsic to life on Earth. How can theology constructively interpret scientific findings? Can it contribute constructively to scientific discussions? Written for a broad interdisciplinary audience, this probing volume discusses life, intelligence and more against the background of contemporary biology and the wider contexts of astrobiology and cosmology. It also considers the challenging implications for science and theology if extraterrestrial life is discovered in the future.

Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks

Author : August Turak
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231535228
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks written by August Turak and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: August Turak is a successful entrepreneur, corporate executive, and award-winning author who attributes much of his success to living and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey for seventeen years. As a frequent monastic guest, he learned firsthand from the monks as they grew an incredibly successful portfolio of businesses. Service and selflessness are at the heart of the 1,500-year-old monastic tradition's remarkable business success. It is an ancient though immensely relevant economic model that preserves what is positive and productive about capitalism while transcending its ethical limitations and internal contradictions. Combining vivid case studies from his thirty-year business career with intimate portraits of the monks at work, Turak shows how Trappist principles can be successfully applied to a variety of secular business settings and to our personal lives as well. He demonstrates that monks and people like Warren Buffett are wildly successful not despite their high principles but because of them. Turak also introduces other "transformational organizations" that share the crucial monastic business strategies so critical for success.

Sky to Space

Author : Steve Fentress
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781546431244
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Sky to Space written by Steve Fentress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sky to Space: Astronomy Beyond the Basics with Comparisons, Ratios and Proportions gets you started as a space explorer. This book shows you how to follow the clockwork motions of Earth's sky, then how to predict what you would see from our moon, other planets and moons in our solar system and other solar systems. It also gives you above-average insight into what's happening during the solar eclipses of 2017, 2020, 2023 and 2024. You'll get scientifically accurate results using pencil, paper and easier-than-you-think math. When you're done, you'll know: If you were on Jupiter, how large would Jupiter's moons appear compared to our moon in our sky? When asteroid Apophis comes near Earth in 2029, how close will it be compared to the distance to our moon? When space artist Chesley Bonestell painted his famous image of Saturn as seen from its moon Titan, how did he decide how big Saturn should appear in the frame of the picture? An extensive chapter on eclipses explains the movements of the moon and its shadow and shows you how to predict eclipses using the Saros cycle. Additional moon chapters include "Giant Moon," "Red Moon" and "Why Does the Moon Seem to Follow Your Car?" This book contains many project ideas. With a pencil, a ruler, and two coins, accurately draw the phase (crescent, quarter, or gibbous) of any moon or planet as seen from anywhere in a solar system. Figure out how far you must fly from Earth for our home planet to appear as a point of light. Use real data to predict how big one of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets would appear in the sky of one of its neighbors. The author is a planetarium director who brings you the benefit of many years' experience creating science activities for homeschoolers, out-of-school groups, adult enthusiasts, and public school enrichment programs. Science students looking for project topics, families looking for homeschool curriculum enrichment, amateur astronomers and model rocket flyers, adults learners and space cadets of all ages will find exciting new ideas in this book.

Planet Hunters

Author : Lucas Ellerbroek
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780238789
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Planet Hunters written by Lucas Ellerbroek and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astronomers are on the verge of answering one of our most profound questions: are we alone in the universe? The ability to detect life in remote solar systems is at last within sight, and its discovery—even if only in microbial form—would revolutionize our self-image. Planet Hunters is the rollicking tale of the search for extraterrestrial life and the history of an academic discipline. Astronomer Lucas Ellerbroek takes readers on a fantastic voyage through space, time, history, and even to the future as he describes the field of exoplanet research, from the early ideas of sixteenth-century heretic Giordano Bruno to the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1995 to the invention of the Kepler Space Telescope. We join him on his travels as he meets with leading scientists in the field, including Michel Mayor, who discovered the first exoplanet, and Bill Borucki, principal investigator for NASA’s Kepler mission. Taken together, the experiences, passion, and perseverance of the scientists featured here make the book an exciting and compelling read. Presenting cutting-edge research in a dynamic and accessible way, Planet Hunters is a refreshing look into a field where new discoveries come every week and paradigms shift every year.

Life and Language Beyond Earth

Author : Raymond Hickey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 100922641X
Total Pages : 697 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Life and Language Beyond Earth written by Raymond Hickey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could we communicate with lifeforms on exoplanets? This thought-provoking book explores the likelihood of life and language beyond Earth.

Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond

Author : Robin George Andrews
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393542076
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (935 download)

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Download or read book Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond written by Robin George Andrews and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exhilarating, time-traveling journey to the solar system’s strangest and most awe-inspiring volcanoes. Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of lava on the moon, and can even tip entire planets over. Between lava that melts and re-forms the landscape, and noxious volcanic gases that poison the atmosphere, volcanoes have threatened life on Earth countless times in our planet’s history. Yet despite their reputation for destruction, volcanoes are inseparable from the creation of our planet. A lively and utterly fascinating guide to these geologic wonders, Super Volcanoes revels in the incomparable power of volcanic eruptions past and present, Earthbound and otherwise—and recounts the daring and sometimes death-defying careers of the scientists who study them. Science journalist and volcanologist Robin George Andrews explores how these eruptions reveal secrets about the worlds to which they belong, describing the stunning ways in which volcanoes can sculpt the sea, land, and sky, and even influence the machinery that makes or breaks the existence of life. Walking us through the mechanics of some of the most infamous eruptions on Earth, Andrews outlines what we know about how volcanoes form, erupt, and evolve, as well as what scientists are still trying to puzzle out. How can we better predict when a deadly eruption will occur—and protect communities in the danger zone? Is Earth’s system of plate tectonics, unique in the solar system, the best way to forge a planet that supports life? And if life can survive and even thrive in Earth’s extreme volcanic environments—superhot, superacidic, and supersaline surroundings previously thought to be completely inhospitable—where else in the universe might we find it? Traveling from Hawai‘i, Yellowstone, Tanzania, and the ocean floor to the moon, Venus, and Mars, Andrews illuminates the cutting-edge discoveries and lingering scientific mysteries surrounding these phenomenal forces of nature.

Beyond the Known

Author : Andrew Rader
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471186490
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Known written by Andrew Rader and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader – an MIT-credentialled scientist, popular podcast host and SpaceX mission manager – an illuminating chronicle of exploration that spotlights humans’ insatiable desire to continually push into new and uncharted territory, from civilisation’s earliest days to current planning for interstellar travel. For the first time in history, the human species has the technology to destroy itself. But having developed that power, humans are also able to leave Earth and voyage into the vastness of space. After millions of years of evolution, we’ve arrived at the point where we can settle other worlds and begin the process of becoming multi-planetary. How did we get here? What does the future hold for us? Divided into four accessible sections, Beyond the Known examines major periods of discovery and rediscovery, from Classical Times, when Phoenicians, Persians and Greeks ventured forth; to The Age of European Exploration, which saw colonies sprout on nearly every continent; to The Era of Scientific Inquiry, when researchers developed brand new tools for mapping and travelling further; to Our Spacefaring Future, which unveils plans currently underway for settling other planets and, eventually, travelling to the stars. A Mission Manager at SpaceX with a light, engaging voice, Andrew Rader is at the forefront of space exploration. As a gifted historian, Rader, who has won global acclaim for his stunning breadth of knowledge, is singularly positioned to reveal the story of human exploration that is also the story of scientific achievement. Told with an infectious zeal for travelling beyond the known, Beyond the Known illuminates how very human it is to emerge from the cave and walk towards an infinitely expanding horizon.

Beyond

Author : Martin Nowak
Publisher : Angelico Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Beyond written by Martin Nowak and published by Angelico Press. This book was released on 2024-04-13 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond is a Socratic love story, a Platonic dialogue, a Bhagavad Gita of our times: a philosophical quest folded into an epic exploration of the world. Imagine an encounter with unconfused human existence. What does it mean to fall in love with God? Can the Good only adopt the role of a servant, or can it rise to provide a beacon of light ruling us? How often we are caught in the myopic perspective that the material world is all there is! And yet, mathematics and science themselves point to a greater, all-embracing, unchanging reality. This insight suffices to move past selfishness and advance humanity to the next level. Beyond dismantles the artificial borders that have for too long separated genres: here, science confronts philosophy, mathematics engages religion, poetry brings nonfiction to life, time meets infinity. Beyond is sui generis.

Speaking Beyond Earth

Author : Paul E. Quast
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476649863
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Speaking Beyond Earth written by Paul E. Quast and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the dawn of the Space Age, small cohorts of humanity have broadcast signals towards other stars, fabricated "space-time capsules" to "speak for Earth" aboard interstellar probes, deposited collections of "space oddities" on other astronomical bodies, and permanently incised the memory of our species across the deep-time legacy of the Sol System. Many of these purposeful "messages" are the consequence of age-old behaviors, traditions, and material practices using modern aerospace technologies. Most attempt to preserve narratives of human experience in social exchange devices for imagined, exotic audiences. Looking back upon this accumulative history of "messaging from Earth", how do we begin to interpret such an eclectic portrait of Earth for ourselves? Surveying and cataloguing the variety of these artifacts through a series of interdisciplinary essays and visual documentation, this volume chronicles our changing relationships, customs, and assumptions made within this material culture for our own eyes. What do these autobiographical accounts tell us about Terrans and our minds, set against the backdrop of our planetary history?

Habitability Beyond Earth

Author : Karen Olsson-Francis
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889457656
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book Habitability Beyond Earth written by Karen Olsson-Francis and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Beyond the Known

Author : Andrew Rader
Publisher : Scribner
ISBN 13 : 1982123559
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Known written by Andrew Rader and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader—an MIT-credentialed scientist, popular podcast host, and SpaceX mission manager—an “engaging” (Tim Marshall, New York Times bestselling author) chronicle showcasing our human desire to continually explore new and uncharted territory, from civilization’s earliest days to interstellar travel. For the first time in history, the human species has the technology to destroy itself. But having developed that power, humans are also able to leave Earth and voyage into the vastness of space. After millions of years of evolution, we’ve arrived at the point where we can settle other worlds and begin the process of becoming multi-planetary. How did we get here? What does the future hold for us? Divided into four accessible sections, Beyond the Known examines major periods of discovery and rediscovery, from Classical Times, when Phoenicians, Persians, and Greeks ventured forth; to The Age of European Exploration, which saw colonies sprout on nearly every continent; to The Era of Scientific Inquiry, when researchers developed new tools for mapping and traveling farther; to Our Spacefaring Future, which unveils plans currently underway for settling other planets and, eventually, traveling to the stars. A Mission Manager at SpaceX with a lively voice, Andrew Rader is at the forefront of space exploration. As a gifted historian, Rader, who has won global acclaim for his stunning breadth of knowledge, is singularly positioned to reveal the story of human exploration that is also the story of scientific achievement. Told with an infectious zeal for traveling seeking new horizons, Beyond the Known is “an astute—and highly flattering—view of human aspirations” (Kirkus Reviews).