Humans in Outer Space - Interdisciplinary Perspectives

<p>Prefaces</p><p>Frank De Winne, Milena Zic-Fuchs and Jean-Paul Swings</p><p> </p><p>Introduction: from “odysseys” to “perspectives” – towards new interdisciplinary approaches to humans in outer space. </p><p>Ulrike Landfester, Nina-Louisa Remuss, Kai-Uwe Schrogl and Jean-Claude Worms</p><p> </p><p>CHAPTER 1 Politics and society</p><p>1.1 The political context for human space exploration.</p><p>Kai-Uwe Schrogl </p><p> </p><p>1.2 Who will own outer space? Governance over space resources in the age of human space exploration. </p><p>Kurt Mills</p><p> </p><p>1.3 Managing space, organising the sublime.</p><p>Martin Parker</p><p> </p><p>1.4 Astronauts: from envoys of mankind to combatants.</p><p>Nina-Louisa Remuss</p><p> </p><p>1.5 Space inclusiveness and empowerment, or how The Frontier becomes a mirror.</p><p>Adrian Belu</p><p> </p><p>1.6 A school curriculum for the children of space settlers. </p><p>Alan Britton</p><p> </p><p>1.7 Ethics and extraterrestrial life. </p><p>Charles Cockell</p><p> </p><p>1.8 Encounters among the stars – exosociological considerations. </p><p>Michael T. Schetsche</p><p> </p><p>CHAPTER 2 History and religion</p><p>2.1 Astrocognition: Prolegomena to a future cognitive history of exploration.</p><p>David Dunér </p><p> </p><p>2.2 Looking back to Earth. </p><p>S. J. Gustav Schörghofer</p><p> </p><p>2.3 Alien life: Remarks on the exobiological perspective in recent terrestrial biology. </p><p>Thomas Brandstetter</p><p> </p><p>CHAPTER 3 Culture and psychology</p><p>3.1 Laokoon in Outer Space? Towards a transformative hermeneutics of Art. </p><p>Ulrike Landfester</p><p> </p><p>3.2 Music and the outer space – the means of universal communication or a form of art?</p><p>Anna G. Piotrowska</p><p> </p><p>3.3 From space suits to space couture: a new aesthetic. </p><p>Mark Timmins</p><p> </p><p>3.4 Looking back, looking forward and aiming higher: next generation visions on humans in outer space. </p><p>Agnieszka Lukaszczyk, Bejal Thakore and Juergen Schlutz</p><p> </p><p>3.5 Humans in outer space: Existential fulfillment or frustration? Existential, psychological, social and ethical issues for crew on a long-term space mission beyond Earth orbit.</p><p>Berna van Baarsen</p><p> </p><p>CHAPTER 4 Annex</p><p>4.1 Useful web-addresses related to human exploration</p><p> </p><p>4.2 The Vienna Vision on Humans in Outer Space</p><p> </p><p>4.3 Summary Report of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee </p><p> </p><p>4.4 The Global Exploration Strategy Framework:The Framework for Coordination</p><p>(Executive Summary, May 2007) </p><p> </p><p>4.5 Overview of Europe´s contribution to the ISS</p><p> </p><p>4.6 SETI.s Declaration of Principles Concerning Activities Following the Detection of Extraterrestrial Intelligence </p><p> </p><p>4.7 Extract from “Mars Life” by Ben Bova</p><p> </p><p>4.8 Extract from “The Dream – or posthumous work on lunar astronomy” by Ludwig Kepler </p><p> </p><p>4.9 Religion and Human Space Flight</p><p> </p><p>4.10 An historian.s viewpoint – Historical approaches to human space flight and the “Humans in Outer Space” project. </p><p>Luca Codignola</p><p> </p><p>4.11 The Mars 500 isolation experiment </p><p> </p><p>About the authors</p><p>List of acronyms</p><p>List of figures and tables</p><p>Acknowledgements</p>