The importance of exploring the asteroid belt

The importance of exploring the asteroid belt

Following life's innate tendency to expand into every available space, technological civilizations will inevitably colonize the entire galaxy establishing space habitats around all its well-behaved stars. The most reasonable place in our solar system to test this possibility is the asteroid bel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta astronautica 1983-01, Vol.10 (10), p.709-712
1. Verfasser: Papagiannis, Michael D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Astronomical Phenomena
Astronomy
Exobiology - trends
Extraterrestrial Environment
Life
Minor Planets
Models, Theoretical
Solar System
Space Flight - trends
Space life sciences
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Zusammenfassung:Following life's innate tendency to expand into every available space, technological civilizations will inevitably colonize the entire galaxy establishing space habitats around all its well-behaved stars. The most reasonable place in our solar system to test this possibility is the asteroid belt, which is an ideal source of raw materials for space colonies.
ISSN:0094-5765
1879-2030
DOI:10.1016/0094-5765(83)90071-1