The Space Settlement Design Competition library includes more than 200 books, over half of which are brought by the co-founders to each International Finalist Competition.
Books in the library provide information on a wide variety of topics important to the design of human communities in space, including environments and resources in space, design of spacecraft and structures in space, hazards to humans, infrastructure requirements and aesthetic factors in design of communities for humans, and use of computers and robots.
Some of our favorites in the library are listed below; these are the books we consult most often when preparing Competition materials and answering participant questions. The Competition organizers know that your team can create a winning Qualifying Competition proposal without access to these books (indeed, some are out of print and are difficult to find). This list is provided to give you an indication of the written materials that are available, the types of information that can be useful to you in assembling your design, and topics that the judges feel are important.
Space Settlements – A Design Study. NASA SP-413, 1977 U.S. Government Printing Office
Space Resources and Space Settlements. NASA SP-428, 1979 U. S. Government Printing Office
Space Mission Analysis and Design. Larson / Wertz, 1992 Microcosm, Inc.
Introduction to Space – The Science of Spaceflight. Thomas D. Damon, 1989 Orbit Book Company / 1995 Krieger Publishing Company
Keys to Space – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Space Studies. Houston / Rycroft, 1999 McGraw-Hill
How Spacecraft Fly. Graham Swinerd, 2008 Praxis Publishing Ltd.
The Space Environment – Implications for Spacecraft Design. Alan C. Tribble, 2003 Princeton University Press
Entering Space – Creating a Spacefaring Civilization. Robert Zubrin, 1999 Tarcher / Putnam
Colonies in Space. T. A. Heppenheimer, 1977 Stackpole Books
The High Frontier (3rd Edition). Gerard K. O’Neill, 2000 Apogee Books
Space Enterprise. Philip Robert Harris, 2009 Springer – Praxis
Encyclopedia of the Solar System. Weissman / McFadden / Johnson, 1999 Academic Press
Introduction to the Space Environment (Second Edition). Thomas F. Tascione, 1994 Krieger Publishing Company
Astronomy Today (Third Edition). Chaisson / McMillan, 1999 Prentice Hall
The Lunar Base Handbook. Peter Eckart, 1999 McGraw-Hill
Lunar Outpost–The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon. Erik Seedhouse, 2009 Springer-Praxis
The Moon – Resources, Future Development, and Colonization, 2nd Edition. Schrunk / Sharpe / Cooper / Thangavelu, 2008 Springer – Praxis
Lunar Sourcebook – a user’s guide to the moon. Heiken / Vaniman / French, 1991 Cambridge University Press
The Case for Mars. Robert Zubrin, 1996 The Free Press (Simon & Schuster, Inc.)
Strategies for Mars: A Guide to Human Exploration. Stoker / Emmart (Editors), 1996 American Astronautical Society
On to Mars – Colonizing a New World. Zubrin / Crossman, 2002 Apogee Books
Asteroids – Their Nature and Utilization (Second Edition). Charles T. Kowal, 1998 Wiley / Praxis
Mining the Sky – Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets. John S. Lewis, 1996 Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
Understanding Space – An Introduction to Astronautics. Jerry Jon Sellers, 2000 McGraw-Hill
Elements of Space Technology. Rudolf X. Meyer, 1999 Academic Press
Systems Engineering Principles and Practice. Kossiakoff / Sweet, 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Spacecraft Systems Engineering. Peter Fortescue / John Stark, 1995 John Wiley and Sons
Elements of Spacecraft Design. Charles D. Brown, 2002 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Space Vehicle Design, Second Edition. Griffith/French, 2004 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Structures Technology for Future Aerospace Systems. Ahmed K. Noor (Editor), 2000 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Space Physiology and Medicine. NASA SP-447, 1982 U.S. Government Printing Office
Space Psychology and Psychiatry, 2nd Edition. Kanas / Manzey, 2008 Microcosm – Springer
Living and Working in Space (Second Edition). Philip R. Harris, 1996 Wiley / Praxis
Spaceflight Life Support and Biospherics. Peter Eckart, 1996 Microcosm Press / Kluwer Academic Publishers
Solar Power Satellites. Glaser/Davidson/Csigi, 1998 Wiley-Praxis
Visual Thinking for Architects and Designers. Kasprisin / Pettinari, 1995 Van Nostrand Reinhold
Engineering a New Architecture. Tony Robbin, 1996 Yale University Press
How Buildings Work – The Natural Order of Architecture. Edward Allen, 1995 Oxford University Press
The Next American Metropolis – Ecology, Community, and the American Dream. Peter Calthorpe, 1993 Princeton Architectural Press
Structures – The Way Things Are Built. Nigel Hawkes, 1990 / 1993 Macmillan Publishing Company
Materials and Design – The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design. Ashley/Johnson, 2002 Butterworth – Heinemann
Airport Engineering. Norman Ashford / Paul H. Wright, 1992 John Wiley and Sons
Infrastructure. Brian Hayes, 2005 W.W. Norton & Company
Transportation Engineering (PE Exam Depth Guide). James T. Ball, 2001 McGraw-Hill
Introduction to Communications Technologies: A Guide for Non-Engineers. Jones / Kovac, 2003 CRC Press
Communications Systems & Networks. Ray Horak, 1997 M & T Books
Telecommunications Essentials. Lillian Goleniewski, 2002 Addison-Wesley
Satellite Communications Systems (Second Edition). M. Richharia, 1999 McGraw – Hill
Water Treatment and Waste Recovery – Advanced Technology and Applications. Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff / Paul N. Cheremisinoff, 1993 P T R Prentice Hall
Handbook of Water Use and Conservation. Amy Vickers, 2001 Water Plow Press
Composting and Recycling Municpal Solid Waste. Diaz / Savage / Eggerth / Golueke, 1993 Lewis Publishers
Lunar Base Agriculture: Soils for Plant Growth. D. W. Ming / D. L. Henninger, 1989 American Society of Agronomy
Horticulture – Principles and Practices. George Acquaah, 1999 Prentice Hall
Agroecology – The Science of Sustainable Agriculture (Second Edition). Miguel A. Altieri, 1995 Westview Press
Organic Farming–Everything You Need to Know. Peter V. Fossel, 2007 Voyageur Press
Livestock Feeds & Feeding (Third Edition). D. C. Church, 1991 Prentice Hall
The Origins and Technology of the Advanced Extravehicular Space Suit. Gary L. Harris, 2001 American Astronautical Society
Nutrition for Dummies. Carol Ann Rinzler, 1999 Hungry Minds, Inc.
Architectural Representation Handbook. Paul Laseau, 2000 McGraw-Hill
The Timeless Way of Building. Christopher Alexander, 1979 Oxford University Press
A Pattern Language. Alexander/Ishikawa/Silverstein, 1977 Oxford University Press
Designing Places for People. C. M. Deasy / Thomas E. Lasswell, 1985 Whitney Library of Design
The Not So Big House. Sarah Susanka, 1998 The Taunton Press
Inside the Not So Big House. Sarah Susanka / Marc Vassallo, 2005 The Taunton Press
Smart Homes for Dummies. Brieve / Hunley, 1999 IDG Books Worldwide
How Computers Work. Ron White, 1997 Ziff-Davis Press
Computers in the Human Context. Tom Forester, 1989 MIT Press
Humans and Automation: System Design and Research Issues. Thomas B. Sheridan, 2002 John Wiley & Sons
The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Third Edition. Annabel Z. Dodd, 2002 Prentice Hall
Network Analysis, Architecture, and Design. James D. McCabe, 2003 Morgan Kauffmann Publishers
Anatomy of a Robot. Charles M. Bergen, 2003 McGraw-Hill
Industrial Robotics: Selection, Design, and Maintenance. Harry Colestock, 2005 McGraw-Hill
Robots in Space. Launius / McCurdy, 2008 The Johns Hopkins University Press Press
Nanotechnology – A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea. Ratner / Ratner, 2003 Prentiss Hall
Nanotechnology Demystified. Williams / Adams, 2007 McGraw-Hill
Nanofuture: What’s Next for Nanotechnology. J. Storrs Hall, PhD, 2005 Prometheus Books
Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers. (various editors and editions), McGraw-Hill
Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook. Perry/Green/Maloney, 1984 McGraw-Hill
Materials Handbook (Eleventh Edition). Brady / Clauser, 1977 McGraw-Hill
Project Management. Harold Kerzner, 2003 John Wiley & Sons
System Engineering Management. Benjamin S. Blanchard, 2004 John Wiley & Sons
Field Engineer’s Manual, 3rd Edition. Robert O. Parmley, 2002 McGraw-Hill
AIAA Aerospace Design Engineers Guide, Fifth Edition. ADEG Subcommittee, 2003 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics