Human Enhancements for Space Missions

This book PDF is perfect for those who love Science genre, written by Konrad Szocik and published by Springer Nature which was released on 07 August 2020 with total hardcover pages 295. You could read this book directly on your devices with pdf, epub and kindle format, check detail and related Human Enhancements for Space Missions books below.

Human Enhancements for Space Missions

Author	: Konrad Szocik
File Size	: 41,7 Mb
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Language	: English
Release Date	: 07 August 2020
ISBN	: 9783030420369
Pages	: 295 pages

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Human Enhancements for Space Missions by Konrad Szocik Book PDF Summary

This book presents a collection of chapters, which address various contexts and challenges of the idea of human enhancement for the purposes of human space missions. The authors discuss pros and cons of mostly biological enhancement of human astronauts operating in hostile space environments, but also ethical and theological aspects are addressed. In contrast to the idea and program of human enhancement on Earth, human enhancement in space is considered a serious and necessary option. This book aims at scholars in the following fields: ethics and philosophy, space policy, public policy, as well as biologists and psychologists.

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