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SCIENCE
The Complete Cosmos: Blast Off!
 
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  • To demonstrate how a new generation of 'future shuttles' and spaceports in Earth orbit will act as staging posts for journeys to the Moon and beyond.
  • To describe the stages of design and construction of the International Space Station.
  • To illustrate possible colonies on the surfaces of the Moon and Mars.
  • To introduce the concept of planetary engineering - of 'terraforming' Mars and Venus to produce Earth-like environments.