Doomsday Asteroid: Can We Survive?

by Donald W. Cox, James H. Chestek P.E., Arthur C. Clarke (Prologue by)

Overview

""One of their more frightening conclusions is that the risk of death in the next 50 years from a collision with an asteroid is greater than that from an airline crash or any other type of natural catastrophe. This very readable book looks at not only the horrors involved in a collision, but at the great benefits we could accumulate from mining and capturing these celestial neighbors."Rocky Mountain News". . . informative, reasoned and interesting."San Diego Union-Tribune". . . a serious look at the possibilities of asteroid and comet impacts on Earth and what can be done to predict and prevent them. . . . a comprehensive look at the threats these objects are to the Earth. They also do a good job showing the limitless possibilities for developing these asteroids in space - a combination not usually found in other books."Spaceviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781573922715
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/1998
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Donald W. Cox, ED.D., has authored ten books on space flight. He was NASA's first coast-to-coast lecturer and is a leading authority on space flight.
James H. Chestek, P.E., (1928-1997) retired from a thirty-five-year career as an aerospace engineer, where his work focused on a variety of space projects, from interplanetary probes to the Strategic Defense Initiative.

Editorial Reviews

"One of their more frightening conclusions is that the risk of death in the next 50 years from a collision with an asteroid is greater than that from an airline crash or any other type of natural catastrophe. This very readable book looks at not only the horrors involved in a collision, but at the great benefits we could accumulate from mining and capturing these celestial neighbors.”Rocky Mountain News“.. . informative, reasoned and interesting.”San Diego Union-Tribune“.. . a serious look at the possibilities of asteroid and comet impacts on Earth and what can be done to predict and prevent them.. .. a comprehensive look at the threats these objects are to the Earth. They also do a good job showing the limitless possibilities for developing these asteroids in space - a combination not usually found in other books.”Spaceviews

From the Publisher

...worth a read...frightening...

Rocky Mountain News