| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 166 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Space and Society, 2199-3882 |
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Space and society (Springer (Firm)), 2199-3882
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| Contents |
Foreword: Archaeology of Humanity's Space Future; Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 "To Boldly Go Where No Man [sic] Has Gone Before:" Approaches in Space Archaeology and Heritage ; Abstract ; Introduction; The Cultural Landscape of Space; Vanguard; Artifacts on Celestial Bodies; The Course of Space Archaeology; Starbucks on the Moon; Conclusions; References; 2 The Impact of the Space Environment on Material Remains ; Abstract ; Introduction; The Space Environment; Significant Objects: Terrestrial and Exoatmospheric; Terrestrial Versus Space Preservation; Where Does Space Begin? |
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Space Environment and Interactions with Spacecraft: Environmental Effects on Cultural MaterialPlasma; Ionizing Radiation; Micrometeoroids and Orbital Debris; Neutral Gases; Solar Environment; Thermal Environment; Natural Versus Induced Environments; Combined Effects; Effects of Space Environment on Humans; Planetary: Surfaces and Atmospheres; Case Studies: The Mariner 2 Sixty Years Later and Legacy of Lunokhod 1 and GRAIL; Mariner 2; Lunokhod 1; Conclusions; References; 3 Robot Avatars: The Material Culture of Human Activity in Earth Orbit ; Abstract ; Introduction; Space Junk in Earth Orbit |
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The Whole Is More Than the Sum of Its PartsSources of Evidence; Looking at GEO from Earth; Eutelsat 36A and 36B; ArabSat 2B; Raduga 1-7; Intelsat New Dawn; Unknown 20121117; From the Visible to the Intangible; Electromagnetic Spectrum: Beyond the Visual; Emergent Properties of the Orbital Robot Assemblage; Conclusions; References; 4 Mobile Artifacts in the Solar System and Beyond ; Abstract ; Introduction; Aerospace and Industrial Archaeologies; The Theory of Aerospace Archaeology; Mobile Artifacts in the Solar System; Pioneer 10; Voyager 1; The Archaeology of Autonomous Machines; Conclusions |
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Space Technology as EphemeraDocumentary Evidence; Replication as Evidence; Combinations of Recording and Replication; Conclusion; References; 7 The Preservation of California's Military Cold War and Space Exploration Era Cultural Resources ; Abstract ; Introduction; Cold War Properties of the Department of Defense; Cold War Architecture in California; Selected Lost Cold War Cultural Resources in California; North Island Naval Air Station, San Diego, California; USN Morris Dam Test Facility VAL, California; Building 55, Naval Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu, California |
| Summary |
This volume addresses the creation, documentation, preservation, and study of the archaeology of lunar, planetary, and interstellar exploration.℗ It defines the attributes of common human technological expressions within national and, increasingly, private exploration efforts, and explore the archaeology of both fixed and mobile artifacts in the solar system and the wider galaxy. This book presents the research of the foremost scholars in the field of space archaeology and heritage, a recent discipline of the field of Space Archaeology and Heritage. It provides the emerging archaeological perspe |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
References5 The Space Shuttle Discovery, Its Scientific Legacy in a Museum Context ; Abstract ; Introduction; The Space Shuttle Program, an Overview; The Space Shuttle, General Design Requirements; The Historic Context of Thermal Protective Systems; The STS Orbiters' Thermal Protective System; Reinforce Carbon-Carbon; High Temperature Reusable Surface Insulation Tiles; Exhibit; Conclusions; References; 6 Purposeful Ephemera: The Implications of Self-Destructing Space Technology for the Future Practice of Archaeology ; Abstract ; Introduction; The Problem of Space Debris |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 11, 2014) |
| Subject |
Space archaeology.
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Archaeology.
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Aerospace & aviation technology.
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Astronautics.
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Public international law.
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Cultural studies.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
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Exploration of outer space
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Space archaeology
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Space.
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Archaeology.
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Cultural heritage.
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Natural heritage.
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Common heritage of mankind.
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Manned space flight.
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| SUBJECT |
Outer space -- Exploration -- History
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| Subject |
Outer space
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
O'Leary, Beth Laura, editor.
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Capelotti, P. J. (Peter Joseph), 1960- editor.
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| ISBN |
9783319078663 |
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3319078666 |
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3319078658 |
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9783319078656 |
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