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Book notes: 'Out of the Cradle' Part 1

Book notes: 'Out of the Cradle' Part 1

Featuring space cities, Jupiter, and a weird angle of the Earth from above

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Dec 06, 2021
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Out of the Cradle, by William K Hartmann, Ron Miller, and Pamela Lee, is a 1984 non-fiction book discussing the past, present and future of space travel. It’s intended as a practical though ambitious look at what’s possible, spending chapters on exploring Mars, Saturn, or the moon again, as well as one on the potential for space cities orbiting Earth.

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