Man Medicine and Space: A Manifesto for the Millennium

Man, Medicine and Space is a wide-ranging philosophical andhistorical exploration of human activity in Space written for theinterested general reader. It is not an encyclopedia, nor a textbook,but seeks to answer in plain language the question "What on Earth isHumanity doing in Space and why is it doing it?" As we enter a new Millennium many writers and thinkers are askingif Humanity's curiosity, science, and technology are really benignforces or if they serve the long-term interests of our species. This bookgives , perhaps uniquely, resoundingly positive answers and suggestsfurther that we may have after all discovered through science the truerole of Humanity in a evolving Universe. In a time of uncertainty and rising superstition this bookproposes a Destiny for Mankind which, unlike previous such programs,can be built by vision, hard work and discipline, and which threatensno others - human or animal. In summary, it offers a positive future for the long term, which canrealize the unlocked creative potential for of our species. It is asupreme Humanist affirmation for our times.