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Author Seedhouse, Erik, author.

Title SpaceX : starship to Mars - the first 20 years / Erik Seedhouse
Edition 2nd ed
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Publishing, [2022]
©2022

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Description 1 online resource : color illustrations
Series Springer praxis books. Space exploration
Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
Contents Elon Musk : Mars Messiah -- The engine of competition -- The engines -- Rise of the Falcon -- Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy -- The Dragon has landed -- The space taxi race -- Red risks -- Starship -- The rise of SpaceX -- Appendices
Summary "Learn about commercial spaceflight's most successful startup in this fully updated book, which follows the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have placed SpaceX at the forefront of the launch industry and positioned it as the most likely candidate for transporting humans to Mars. This second edition emphasizes SpaceX's much-hyped manned mission to the Red Planet. With a plethora of new material gathered from 2013 to the present, the text offers the most up-to-date portrait of the maverick band of scientists and engineers producing some of the most spectacular aviation triumphs of the 21st century. Topics covered in this book include: all CRS flights, the challenges of developing retro-propulsion, and the pathway towards realizing the Falcon Heavy and BFR. In addition, the chapters describe SpaceX's emphasis on simplicity, low-cost, and reliability, and the methods the company employs to reduce its costs while speeding up decision-making and delivery. Detailing the Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, the book shows how SpaceX is able to offer a full spectrum of light, medium, and heavy lift launch capabilities to its customers and how it is able to deliver spacecraft into any inclination and altitude, from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit to planetary missions. This book is the perfect go-to guide on SpaceX for anybody working or interested in the commercial space arena."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 19, 2022)
Subject SpaceX (Firm)
SUBJECT SpaceX (Firm) fast
Subject Space launch industry.
Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
Space flight.
Interplanetary voyages.
launch vehicles.
Interplanetary voyages
Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
Space flight
Space launch industry
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783030991814
3030991814