Stars and How to Reach Them: A Traveler's Guide

An insider's look at the outstanding achievements of science and technology that will help the space travelers of tomorrow chart a course to the stars.
This will cover the latest discoveries of exoplanets, promising interstellar flights, and exciting developments in space... propulsion, energy, robotics, and the capabilities and limitations of existing technologies. Johnson describes the harsh and impenetrable expanses of space and discusses the challenges—both human and technological—that we will have to overcome.

Strictly scientific, yet understandable for the layperson. With a great sense of humor, humanity, and interest in life.

Les Johnson is a NASA researcher and author of popular science books on the technologies that bring space closer. He is a recipient of the "Canopus" award for outstanding achievements in literature about interstellar travel in the non-fiction category.