SpaceX's dragon [electronic resource] : America's next generation spacecraft / Erik Seedhouse.
Seedhouse, Erik, author.
2016
TL795.5 .S44 2016eb
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Title SpaceX's dragon [electronic resource] : America's next generation spacecraft / Erik Seedhouse.
Author Seedhouse, Erik, author.
ISBN 9783319215150 (electronic book)
3319215159 (electronic book)
9783319215143
3319215140
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21515-0
Published Chichester, UK : Springer, published in association with Praxis Publishing, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-21515-0 doi
Call Number TL795.5 .S44 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 629.47
Summary This book describes Dragon V2, a futuristic vehicle that not only provides a means for NASA to transport its astronauts to the orbiting outpost but also advances SpaceX's core objective of reusability. A direct descendant of Dragon, Dragon V2 can be retrieved, refurbished and re-launched. It is a spacecraft with the potential to completely revolutionize the economics of an industry where equipment costing hundreds of millions of dollars is routinely discarded after a single use. It was presented by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in May 2014 as the spaceship that will carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station as soon as 2016. SpaceX's Dragon America's Next Generation Spacecraft describes the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have placed this revolutionary spacecraft at the forefront of the launch industry and positioned it as the precursor for ultimately transporting humans to Mars. It describes the design and development of Dragon, provides mission highlights of the first six Commercial Resupply Missions, and explains how Musk hopes to eventually colonize Mars.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed November 12, 2015).
Series Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783319215143
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Space X
Flight Operations
Dragon Development
Dragon at the Space Station
Dragon Delivers
NASA's Crewed Development Program
Dragon Lab
Preparing for Crew
Mars.

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