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    Destiny: Space - Ten Innovations That Will Change How We Live, Work, and Explore in Space
    Destiny: Space - Ten Innovations That Will Change How We Live, Work, and Explore in Space
    Destiny: Space - Ten Innovations That Will Change How We Live, Work, and Explore in Space
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    Destiny: Space - Ten Innovations That Will Change How We Live, Work, and Explore in Space

    By Darren Beyer

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    Space Shuttle experiment engineer Darren Beyer shares the top ten innovations that will define humanity's future in space. From planetary rovers to manned missions to Mars, he delves into technologies that will help us conquer the solar system. Awe-inspiring concepts and existing technologies are presented in easy to understand chapters with pictures and diagrams. Whether you are a space aficionado or someone who dreams of the stars, Destiny Space is sure to show you technologies and concepts that will get your mind spinning.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDarren Beyer
    Release dateSep 30, 2016
    ISBN9781370215348
    Destiny: Space - Ten Innovations That Will Change How We Live, Work, and Explore in Space
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    Darren Beyer

    Darren Beyer was born in Washington, D.C., but quickly became a child of the world. His family moved overseas when he was age two and together they traveled extensively throughout his childhood. Darren draws on these experiences to add an element of realism and depth to his writing. At the age of six, he was awakened in the middle of the night by his mother to watch live pictures being broadcast from the surface of the moon during the Apollo 17 mission. At that moment, even at so young an age, he decided to pursue a career related to the space program. In high school, he took classes in math and science. In college at Virginia Tech, he enrolled in the engineering school and received a degree in aerospace engineering in 1989. Following graduation, he was hired by NASA at Kennedy Space Center, where for nearly ten years he worked as a Space Shuttle experiment engineer. While there, he worked on the Hubble launch, as well as numerous Space Lab and other scientific missions. Experiments he was responsible for ranged from telescopes to frog life support. He conducted astronaut training, performed installations onboard the Shuttle just prior to launch, and was part of the recovery crew following landing. Darren has had the honor of working onboard every Space Shuttle orbiter except Challenger. In late 1998, Darren left NASA to become an entrepreneur, and, after more than seventeen years, an author. He is a student of science and technology and is an instrument-rated private pilot. Darren lives in California near San Francisco with his wife, dogs, cats and fish.

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      Destiny - Darren Beyer

      DESTINY: SPACE (Smashwords Edition)

      Published by Darren D. Beyer at Smashwords

      Copyright © 2016 by Darren D. Beyer. All rights reserved.

      Discover other titles by Darren D. Beyer:

      Nonfiction:

      Out There – The Ten Most Likely Places to Find Life in Our Solar System

      Science Fiction:

      Casimir Bridge (Anghazi Series Book 1)

      Desolation Bridge (Anghazi Series Book 2) – Coming in 2017

      Reproduction or transmission of this publication by any means in whole or in part without written permission from the author is prohibited. For permission to reproduce or share excerpts of this book, please contact the author via his website at www.DarrenBeyer.com.

      Contents

      Preface

      10: Planetary Rovers

      9: Asteroid Mining

      8: Space Planes

      7: Space Stations

      6: Fusion Power

      5: Moon Base

      4: Advanced Launch Vehicles/Rockets

      3: 3-D Printing in Space

      2: Advanced Propulsion

      1: Deep Space Exploration – Mars and Beyond

      0: Launch!

      Glossary of Space Related Terms

      About the Author

      Learn About Life in Our Solar System

      PREFACE

      For more than half a century, people from all walks of life have been captivated by humanity’s endeavors in space. Sputnik, the world’s first manmade satellite, gave rise to pride in the hearts of Russians and anxiety in the minds of Americans. In 1961, humanity celebrated Yuri Gagarin as the first man in space, and when Neil Armstrong took his first step on the Moon in 1968, he captivated the world. We have collectively applauded the triumphs of Mars missions and the International Space Station and mourned disasters such as the Challenger and Columbia.

      Once the domain of steely-eyed rocket scientists and intrepid astronauts, space exploration has entered a new phase. Now, private companies are launching their own rockets and journeys by private citizens beyond Earth’s atmosphere have ushered in the infancy of space tourism. Commercial missions to Mars may even beat NASA’s planned undertakings, and investors have entrusted billions of dollars to space startups. It seems a revolution is underway that will change the way we live our lives—both in space and here on Earth.

      Orbiter Endeavor Docked at the International Space Station

      (Credit: NASA)

      My Personal Interest

      In the 1990s, as an aerospace engineering graduate straight out of Virginia Tech, I found myself living in a world that seemed like science fiction. For nearly ten years as a NASA Space Shuttle experiment engineer at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, I worked on dozens of launches. I’d ride a rocket of an elevator up launch pads mere hours before shuttle launches to install time-critical experiments in the crew cabin of the orbiters. Then I’d drive out on the runway only minutes after the shuttle landed to remove the same. I got to draw up installation procedures and run teams of technicians. If I wanted to, I even turned wrenches and operated equipment like forklifts and cranes. I trained astronauts on experiment operation and worked with scientists from all over the world. In short, I lived a dream life, climbing around spaceships and playing with the equivalent of multimillion-dollar erector sets.

      Even living amidst the space program, however, I could hardly imagine how far and fast humanity would progress within my lifetime in the quest to understand and conquer space. Just within the last few years, we’ve made some of the biggest strides and taken the greatest ideas from concept to design board and into planning and execution. In the next two decades, we’ll take even more and bigger steps than in the last five. Perhaps we’ll accomplish a manned mission to Mars, find the first Earth-like planet, establish a permanent base on the Moon, or discover life within our solar system. Whatever they may be, it’s clear that ever greater discoveries and achievements in space are within reach.

      Destiny: Space takes a look at innovations—advancements and inventions—that will most characterize and determine our future in space. In the coming pages, I count down the top ten and give insights into the impacts they’ll have on our exploration.

      Prepare to launch. . . .

      10: Planetary Rovers

      Ever since the little Sojourner rover rolled off the Pathfinder spacecraft onto the surface of Mars in 1997—on the Fourth of July, no less—planetary exploration has captured the public eye. Rovers have since grown in size and complexity, and missions far more ambitious than landing on Mars

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