Archaeology and Heritage of the Human Movement into Space [electronic resource] / edited by Beth Laura O'Leary, P. J. Capelotti. - Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2015. - 1 online resource (XVIII, 166 p. 29 illus., 15 illus. in color.) - Space and Society, 2199-3882 .

Foreword -- Introduction -- Biographies -- To Boldly Go Where No Man has gone before: Approaches in Space Archaeology and Heritage -- Space Environmental Effects on Material Remains -- Robot Avatars: The Material Culture of Human Activity in Earth Orbit -- Mobile Artifacts in the Solar System and Beyond -- The Space Shuttle Discovery: Cultural and Scientific Legacy -- Self-Destruction, Recycling, and Archaeology: Recent Developments in the Space Industry and Their Consequences for the Future of the Past -- One Small Step: An Analysis of International Space Law and How it Effects Historic Preservation -- World Heritage List Designations of Early Space Exploration Heritage Sites -- The Preservation of California's Military Cold War Era Cultural Resources -- Notes -- References.

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Culture--Study and teaching.
Cultural heritage.
Space sciences.
Law of the Sea.
International law.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Archaeology.