Deep-space Probes (springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

Examining the current and possible technology to make interstellar travel a reality, the author discusses the likelihood and prospects for the existence and detection of life forms in interstellar space and on extrasolar planets.

There is currently tremendous interest in the search for extrasolar life and extraterrestrial intelligence, and this is expressed by financial backing from NASA for extrasolar exploration by space probes.This book will be an authoritative and comprehensive survey of the present-day state of the art in the field of extrasolar and interstellar space exploration, focusing on the most promising techniques.