Asteroids and The Outer Solar System
The section of this book discussing asteroids tells the story of past impacts on Earth, and how to prevent future disasters. Zubrin mentions a mission he designed that could be used to deflect an asteroid.
Then he goes on to discuss the nuclear fusion fuel based economy for the outer solar system, as well as possibilities of settling Saturn and Jupiter's moons, especially Titan. He also considers the Kuiper Belt Objects and the Oort Cloud (the trans-Neptunian objects)
See also: Colonization of the outer Solar SystemRead more about this topic: Entering Space: Creating A Spacefaring Civilization
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