Spacex: Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality Paperback - 2013 - 2013th Edition
by Erik Seedhouse
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2012 - the year when the first ever privately-developed spacecraft visited the International Space Station.
This is the story of how one company is transforming commercial space flight. It describes the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have resulted in the world's first fully reusable launch vehicles and the prospect of human travel to Mars.
SpaceX - The First Ten Years:
- explores the philosophy behind the success of SpaceX;
- explains the practical management that enables SpaceX to keep it simple, reliable, and affordable;
- details the developmentof the Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets and the technology of the Merlin engines;
- describes the collaboration with NASA;
- introduces current SpaceX projects, including the Grasshopper reusable launch vehicle and the Stratolaunch System.
SpaceX - The First Ten Years is a portrait of one of the most spectacular spaceflight triumphs of the 21st century, one that is laying the foundation for humanity to become a spacefaring civilization.
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- Title Spacex: Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality
- Author Erik Seedhouse
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 2013th
- Edition 2013
- Pages 206
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Praxis Publications Inc
- Date 2013-06
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9781461455134 / 1461455138
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.6 in (23.88 x 16.76 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Science/Technology Aspects
- Library of Congress subjects Space flight
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013941041
- Dewey Decimal Code 629.41
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