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SpaceX's dragon [electronic resource] : America's next generation spacecraft / Erik Seedhouse.

9783319215150 (electronic book)
3319215159 (electronic book)
9783319215143
3319215140

Chichester, UK : Springer, published in association with Praxis Publishing, 2016.

English

1 online resource : illustrations.

10.1007/978-3-319-21515-0 doi

TL795.5 .S44 2016eb

629.47

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.

Print version: 9783319215143

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