Kärin Nickelsen is professor of the history of science at Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany. David P. D. Munns is associate professor of history at John Jay College, City University of New York. He is the author of A Single Sky: How an International Community Forged the Science of Radio Astronomy.
The first book-length historical treatment of the topic, this
frank, unflinching look at an unglamorous, sometimes embarrassing,
yet absolutely essential aspect of space technology aims to remove
what the authors convincingly argue has been a limiting stigma. We
need to talk about shit in space, and Far Beyond the Moon is a
thought-provoking conversation starter. . . . An engaging and
broadly focused read, Far Beyond the Moon gathers a clutch of
important but nearly forgotten stories, and Munns and Nickelsen
succeed in their mission to break the cycle of silence surrounding
waste in space.-- "Technology and Culture"
This book tells an intriguing and salient story of the history of
planning for humans living in space with zero provisioning and zero
gravity, from the golden age of space flight in the 1960s to the
tentative culmination of ecological life support in the project of
Biosphere 2 in the 1990s. The narrative is entertaining and
immensely educating. Far Beyond the Moon offers a witty and
accessible story that holds all the answers to one of the most
interesting questions about space flight: what to do with human
waste in space.--Sabine Höhler, author of Spaceship Earth in the
Environmental Age, 1960-1990
Throughout the book, Munns and Nickelsen weave an entertaining and
readable story, supporting their arguments with a balanced blend of
technical sources and autobiographical accounts, seasoned with a
sprinkling of thought-provoking science fiction references. . . .
As greenhouse gases suffuse the Earth's atmosphere and plastics
churn through the planet's oceans, we would all do well to
reconsider our own relationships to waste in the magnificent life
support system we inhabit. For this exercise, Far Beyond the Moon
offers excellent food for thought.-- "FASEB Journal"
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