= William E. Burrows = -------- == The Survival Imperative == === Using Space to Protect Earth === === Central 629.4 B972s 2006 === ---- .read cover to cover ... interesting with some flakey thought .p170 Dyson energy collecting "spheres" . SSPS a "reflective panel" the size of Manhattan beaming energy to six*seven mile rectenna . Martin I. Hoffert physicist NYU, Sun in space is 8 to 10 times greater because of atmosphere, rotation, and cloud cover . Helium 3 from Moon .p196 Ray Eriksen (Massachutsetts aerospace engineer) touts space elevator, reducing cost from $10K to $100 .p223 No lunar ore, He3 again -------- == The Asteroid Threat == === Defending Our Planet from Deadly Near-Earth Objects === === Central 551.397 B9729a 2014 === ---- I prefer more numbers and less chat. No time to read, back to the library.