Historical perspective on the moon base: the British experience

• Main Authors: Jones, E.M., Finney, B.R.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS; COMPUTING; AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; MOON; HUMAN POPULATIONS; PLANNING; FORECASTING; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; POPULATIONS; SATELLITES; Antarctic; Botany Bay; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5988911; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5988911

Among the many historical episodes that have relevance to the establishment of a human base, the voyages of Captain Cook, and the founding of Britain's Botany Bay colony in Australia seems particularly appropriate. The process resulting in the selection of Cook rewards study, as do his relation...