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FOR MORE than thirty years, the only human space voyages have been going round and round, in the region of space called Low Earth Orbit — perhaps 500km above Earth’s surface. Voyages beyond this zone, back out to the moon and ultimately farther, will require surmounting both technological and conceptual barriers.
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Oberg, J. (2007). ...Continuing a vision for Space Exploration. In: Space Exploration 2007. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48758-8_11
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