{"product_id":"9781785787195-space-2069","title":"Space 2069","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter Apollo: Back to the Moon, to Mars, and Beyond\u003cbr\u003eA hundred years on from the first Moon landing, where will space exploration have taken us?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is rare to read something that so closely mixes science fiction with reality, but Space 2069 does just that . [It's] an intelligent portrait of where we may be in the next half-century. - BBC Sky at Night\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearing half a century since the last Apollo mission, mankind has yet to return to the Moon, but that is about to change. With NASA's Artemis program scheduled for this decade, astronomer David Whitehouse takes a timely look at what the next 50 years of space exploration have in store.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe thirteenth man and the first woman to walk on the Moon will be the first to explore the lunar south pole - the prime site for a future Moon base thanks to its near-perpetual sunlight and the presence of nearby ice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first crewed mission to Mars will briefly orbit the red planet in 2039, preparing the way for a future landing mission. Surviving the round trip will be the greatest challenge any astronaut has yet faced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 2050s, a lander will descend to the frozen surface of Jupiter's moon Europa and attempt to drill down to its subsurface ocean in search of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on real-world information, up-to-date scientific findings and a healthy dose of realism, Space 2069 is a mind-expanding tour of humanity's future in space over the next 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535922012534,"sku":"9781785787195","price":10.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40209348.jpg?v=1774283467","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785787195-space-2069","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}