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A History Today Book of the Year A world-renowned astronomer and an esteemed science writer make the provocative argument for space exploration without astronauts. Human journeys into space fill us with wonder. But the thrill of space travel for astronauts comes at enormous expense and is fraught with peril. As our robot explorers grow more competent, governments and corporations must ask, does our desire to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars justify the cost and danger? Donald Goldsmith and Martin Rees believe that beyond low-Earth orbit, space exploration should proceed without humans. In The End of Astronauts , Goldsmith and Rees weigh the benefits and risks of human exploration across the solar system. In space humans require air, food, and water, along with protection from potentially deadly radiation and high-energy particles, at a cost of more than ten times that of robotic exploration. Meanwhile, automated explorers have demonstrated the ability to investigate planetary surfaces efficiently and effectively, operating autonomously or under direction from Earth. Although Goldsmith and Rees are alert to the limits of artificial intelligence, they know that our robots steadil

Who reads The End of Astronauts : Why Robots Are the Future of Exploration?

Author

Donald Goldsmith, Martin Rees

Publisher

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674257726

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Stem

Rating

4.1 / 5 (24 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14