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SpaceX [electronic resource] : Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality / by Erik Seedhouse.

By: Seedhouse, Erik [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Praxis Books: Publisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis, 2013Description: XVI, 206 p. 86 illus., 42 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781461455141.Subject(s): Engineering | Astrophysics | Mathematics | Astronautics | Entrepreneurship | Engineering | Aerospace Technology and Astronautics | Popular Science in Mathematics/Computer Science/Natural Science/Technology | Entrepreneurship | Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences | Emerging Markets/GlobalizationDDC classification: 629.1 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Elon Musk -- Space Exers -- The Engines – Merlin -- The Rockets: from the Falcon 1 to the Falcon 9 -- The Rockets: from the Falcon 9 to the Falcon Heavy -- The Spacecraft – Dragon -- Contracts and Flight Operations -- I’ll Put a Man on Mars in 10 Years -- Red Dragon.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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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Elon Musk -- Space Exers -- The Engines – Merlin -- The Rockets: from the Falcon 1 to the Falcon 9 -- The Rockets: from the Falcon 9 to the Falcon Heavy -- The Spacecraft – Dragon -- Contracts and Flight Operations -- I’ll Put a Man on Mars in 10 Years -- Red Dragon.

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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