The end of astronauts: why robots are the future of exploration

"Governments, companies, and private investors spend billions on astronaut-dependent space travel, but the work is dangerous and unhealthy to human bodies-so that executing missions may simply not be worth the cost. The future will be one of robots, heirs to the Perseverance rover on Mars, equi...

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Main Authors: Goldsmith, Donald 1943- (Author), Rees, Martin 1942- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2022
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Summary:"Governments, companies, and private investors spend billions on astronaut-dependent space travel, but the work is dangerous and unhealthy to human bodies-so that executing missions may simply not be worth the cost. The future will be one of robots, heirs to the Perseverance rover on Mars, equipped with artificial intelligence and capable of autonomous exploration"--
Physical Description:185 Seiten
ISBN:9780674257726

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