The "graveyard orbit" hovering thousands of miles above the Earth is a chaotic swarm of dead satellites and spent rocket boosters. Capturing and safely de-orbiting these massive, tumbling pieces of metal using robotic arms is incredibly dangerous; a single misaligned physical impact can shatter the target, instantly worsening the Kessler Syndrome. Aerospace logistics firms are testing a radical thermodynamic approach to avoid kinetic contact altogether. Instead of grabbing the debris, salv...

While much recent attention has been focused on the subprime lending and foreclosure crisis, little has been said about its radically-disparate impact. Drawing upon history as well as insight into the current crisis, this book shows that this crisis is not an anomaly, especially for people of color; nor is it over. People of color have been excluded from wealth-building opportunities via homeownership continuously throughout United States history, from the outright denial of credit and res...