{"product_id":"into-the-anthropocosmos-a-whole-space-catalog-from-the-mit-space-exploration-initiative-hardcover","title":"Into the Anthropocosmos: A Whole Space Catalog from the Mit Space Exploration Initiative - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAriel Ekblaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCady Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lavishly illustrated catalog of space technology of the future: lab-tested devices, experiments, and habitats for the age of participatory space exploration.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Earthlings, we stand on the brink of a new age: the Anthropocosmos--an era of space exploration in which we can expand humanity's horizons beyond our planet's bounds. And in this new era, we have twin responsibilities, to Earth and to space; we should neither abandon our own planet to environmental degradation nor litter the galaxy with space junk. This fascinating and generously illustrated volume--designed by MIT Media Lab researcher Sands Fish--presents space technology for this new age: prototypes, artifacts, experiments, and habitats for an era of participatory space exploration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese projects, developed as part of MIT's Space Exploration Initiative, range from nanoscale imaging of microbes to responsive, sensor-mediated living environments. They show the usefulness of a seahorse tail for humans in microgravity, document the promise of shape-memory alloys for CubeSat in-orbit maneuvering, and introduce TESSERAE (Tessellated Electromagnetic Space Structures for the Exploration of Reconfigurable, Adaptive Environments), self-assembling space architecture. Some are ongoing, real-world systems: an art payload sent to the International Space Station via Space X CRS-20, for example, and a crowdsourced interplanetary cookbook. More than forty large-format, coffee table book-quality, full-color photographs make our future in space seem palpable. Short explanatory texts by Ariel Ekblaw, astronaut Cady Coleman, and others accompany the images.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAriel Ekblaw is Founder and Director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative at the MIT Media Lab. Her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eWIRED\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMIT Technology Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and IASS and AIAA proceedings, and on the BBC, CNN, and NPR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.13 x 11.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767732961568,"sku":"9780262046374","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/869ccaf6bd1312e53ed961a5703e1c9a.webp?v=1780316323","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/into-the-anthropocosmos-a-whole-space-catalog-from-the-mit-space-exploration-initiative-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}