Developing Space

Developing Space is the first book in a two volume series (with Settling Space). These books clearly define what humanity needs to do to become a multi-planet, and eventually multisystem, species. Developing Space presents a realistic, and accessible space development agenda for humanity’s initial expansion from Earth. Topics covered include: The Why Space rationale, Access to space & Earth orbit, Cis-lunar logistics operations, Lunar development & industry, Transiting to & landing on Mars, base site selection, Mars base operation, space solar power. It has a large index and references section and covers details of space operations that most people have not seen before, like the first (2011) technically detailed proposal for a fully reusable Mars Ferry system. From a 40 year veteran space advocate and a Director with the National Space Society, (John Strickland), with collaboration from a leading industrial development expert (Sam Spencer), a Process Development Expert at TechnipFMC, and from a skilled digital artist (Anna Nesterova), comes a detailed and practical account of how the future of mankind in space can evolve in the short term, and where it can aspire to in the long term.