Somehow, Someday: Prospects for Spacefaring

by Avis Lang

Overview

If you were asked whether humans will have colonized space by the year 2500, chances are you'd say yes. But in light of current realities, political and otherwise, how might that goal be achieved? In this wide-ranging essay, Neil deGrasse Tyson's longtime editor investigates the present state and long-term possibilities of spacefaring -- encouragements versus impediments, competition versus cooperation -- with reference not only to the United States but to humanity as a whole. SOMEHOW, SOMEDAY is an inviting, provocative read, both for nonscientists who would like to get a quick but substantive overview of space issues and for scientists interested in policy and public awareness.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016264240
Publisher:	Avis Lang
Publication date:	03/04/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	184 KB

About the Author

For the past decade, Avis Lang has been an editor and collaborator of the ubiquitous space advocate Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City -- initially as the senior editor responsible for his Natural History magazine column, "Universe," and more recently as the editor of their book Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier (W. W. Norton, 2012). Formerly an art historian and curator, Lang is now a research associate at the Hayden Planetarium and a lecturer in English at the City University of New York.