Asteroid and cometary impact hazards / Mark Bailey -- Space weather -- the sun as a natural hazard / Mike Hapgood -- Hazards & habitability: galactic perspectives / Richard J. Wilman, Pratika Dayal & Martin J. Ward -- Space debris: risk and mitigation / Camilla Colombo, Francesca Letizia, Mirko Trisolini and Hugh Lewis -- Commercial space risks, spacecraft insurance and the fragile frontier / Mark Williamson -- Space sustainability / Christopher D. Johnson -- Space activity and the nascent risk of terrorism / Ben Middleton -- Reconciling the past, present and future of national security, military activity and space law / Michael J. Listner -- Managing the resource revolution: space law in the new space age / Thomas Cheney & Christopher J. Newman.
Summary:
"The book will offer the reader fresh perspectives on numerous aspects of space risk, covering both risks to Earth-based activities arising from space events (natural and manmade), and the risks inherent in space activity itself. Drawing on the expertise of contributors from a wide range of disciplines, the book will cover the nature of the physical risks, and appropriate engineering, financial, legal and policy solutions to mitigate them"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.