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Spacex

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Author : Erik Seedhouse
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-06-15

Spacex written by Erik Seedhouse and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.

This first account of commercial spaceflight’s most successful venture describes the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have placed SpaceX at the forefront of the launch industry and made it the most likely candidate for transporting humans to Mars. Since its inception in 2002, SpaceX has sought to change the space launch paradigm by developing a family of launch vehicles that will ultimately reduce the cost and increase the reliability of space access tenfold. Coupled with the newly emerging market for governmental, private, and commercial space transport, this new model will re-ignite humanity's efforts to explore and develop space. Formed in 2002 by Elon Musk, the founder of PayPal and the Zip2 Corporation, SpaceX has already developed two state-of-the-art new launch vehicles, established an impressive launch manifest, and been awarded COTS funding by NASA to demonstrate delivery and return of cargo to the ISS. This book describes how simplicity, low-cost, and reliability can go hand in hand, as promoted in the philosophy of SpaceX. It explains how, by eliminating the traditional layers of internal management and external sub-contractors and keeping the vast majority of manufacturing in house, SpaceX reduces its costs while accelerating decision making and delivery, controls quality, and ensures constant liaison between the design and manufacturing teams.

Liftoff

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Author : Eric Berger
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2021-03-02

Liftoff written by Eric Berger and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-02 with Science categories.

"A colorful page-turner." —Walter Isaacson, New York Times Book Review "As important a book on space as has ever been written." —Homer Hickam, Author of Rocket Boys The dramatic inside story of the historic flights that launched SpaceX—and Elon Musk—from a shaky startup into the world's leading-edge rocket company SpaceX has enjoyed a miraculous decade. Less than 20 years after its founding, it boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets, and in 2020 became the first private company to launch human beings into orbit. Half a century after the space race it is private companies, led by SpaceX, standing alongside NASA pushing forward into the cosmos, and laying the foundation for our exploration of other worlds. But before it became one of the most powerful players in the aerospace industry, SpaceX was a fledgling startup, scrambling to develop a single workable rocket before the money ran dry. The engineering challenge was immense; numerous other private companies had failed similar attempts. And even if SpaceX succeeded, they would then have to compete for government contracts with titans such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing, who had tens of thousands of employees and tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. SpaceX had fewer than 200 employees and the relative pittance of $100 million in the bank. In Liftoff, Eric Berger, senior space editor at Ars Technica, takes readers inside the wild early days that made SpaceX. Focusing on the company’s first four launches of the Falcon 1 rocket, he charts the bumpy journey from scrappy underdog to aerospace pioneer. We travel from company headquarters in El Segundo, to the isolated Texas ranchland where they performed engine tests, to Kwajalein, the tiny atoll in the Pacific where SpaceX launched the Falcon 1. Berger has reported on SpaceX for more than a decade, enjoying unparalleled journalistic access to the company’s inner workings. Liftoff is the culmination of these efforts, drawing upon exclusive interviews with dozens of former and current engineers, designers, mechanics, and executives, including Elon Musk. The enigmatic Musk, who founded the company with the dream of one day settling Mars, is the fuel that propels the book, with his daring vision for the future of space. Filled with never-before-told stories of SpaceX’s turbulent beginning, Liftoff is a saga of cosmic proportions.

Cutting Edge Spacex News

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Author : Aiyanna Milligan
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
Release Date : 2020-01-01

Cutting Edge Spacex News written by Aiyanna Milligan and has been published by Lerner Digital ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Blast off with SpaceX, the company that builds and launches rockets and spacecraft. Up-to-date information and fact-filled sidebars help readers explore the world's most exciting space-travel company while learning about related STEM topics.

Spacex S Dragon America S Next Generation Spacecraft

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Author : Erik Seedhouse
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-11-04

Spacex S Dragon America S Next Generation Spacecraft written by Erik Seedhouse and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-04 with Science categories.

Dragon V2 is 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.

Space Race 2 0

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Author : Brad Bergan
language : en
Publisher: Motorbooks
Release Date : 2022-10-25

Space Race 2 0 written by Brad Bergan and has been published by Motorbooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-25 with Science categories.

Space Race 2.0 is the only authoritative photographic history of the efforts of private companies—often alongside NASA—to accelerate humankind’s exploration and understanding of the final frontier. The private space sector is growing tremendously. The industry’s consensus leader, SpaceX, headed by outspoken billionaire Elon Musk, is today worth an estimated $74 billion. And SpaceX and its chief competitors, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, are taking on more roles—flying cargo, supplies, and astronauts to outer space. Space Race 2.0 tells their story with expertly written text by science journalist Brad Bergan and stunning photography of the spacecraft, key players, and facilities in California, Texas, and Florida. In the 1950s and ’60s, the first Space Race pitted two political ideologies against one another: either Communism or Capitalism would prove superior. Ultimately, the US landed on the moon, the race’s crowning achievement. Now, more than a half-century later, the Space Race has pivoted from a contest between ideological rivals to private aerospace firms competing for contracts. Today, rather than symbolic goals motivated by patriotism, the defining success of a launch system extends beyond engineering and science to image and ROI. Founded in 2002, SpaceX’s trajectory was determined by Musk’s realization that he could achieve higher profits by vertically integrating—manufacturing his own rockets and spacecraft—rather than relying on third parties. The decision was prescient, resulting in a state-of-the-art headquarters in Hawthorne, California, and a series of stunning achievements. Space Race 2.0 follows the development of commercial space exploration to the present. While tentative first steps in private ventures are covered, such as those by Space Services Inc. and Orbital Science in the 1980s and ’90s, the focus is on today’s major players: SpaceX, Blue Origin (headed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos), and Virgin Galactic (founded by Richard Branson). While examining the hardware, Bergan also explores such considerations as the importance of design-forward equipment and the endgame: what ultimately is “in it” for firms at the forefront? Natural resources? NASA and ESA contracts? Commercial travel? Communications? And what legal boundaries, if any, restrain corporate interests in space? Space Race 2.0 is the ultimate visual look at this relatively young industry, looking back at recent remarkable decades—and ahead to what the future might bring.

Spacex

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Author : Erik Seedhouse
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-05-11

Spacex written by Erik Seedhouse and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-11 with Science categories.

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.

Elon Musk Young Readers Edition

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Author : Ashlee Vance
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2017-01-24

Elon Musk Young Readers Edition written by Ashlee Vance and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Elon Musk is an inspirational role model for young entrepreneurs, breaking boundaries and revolutionising the tech-world. He is also the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films, starring Robert Downey Junior. From his humble beginnings in apartheid South Africa, he showed himself to be an exceptionally bright child, and overcame brutal bullying to become the world’s most exciting entrepreneur, founding PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla and Solar City. He has emerged as something of a superhero-like figure for today’s generation of children. He’s not only seen as an entrepreneur in the spirit of a Steve Jobs but as an inventor and bold thinker. He’s the guy offering children the possibility of a brighter, more exciting future and has come to symbolize innovation and optimism.

Spacex

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Author : Brad Bergan
language : en
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Release Date : 2024-06-04

Spacex written by Brad Bergan and has been published by Motorbooks International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

With authoritative text and stunning photography, SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier provides insight into the remarkable world of private space exploration from 2002 through today and beyond.

Spacex From The Ground Up

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Author : Chris Prophet
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-03-10

Spacex From The Ground Up written by Chris Prophet and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-10 with Aeronautics categories.

Spacex From The Ground Up

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Author : Chris Prophet
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-01-21

Spacex From The Ground Up written by Chris Prophet and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-21 with categories.

SpaceX promise to revolutionise space exploration and provide everyone the means to travel to new worlds. This is their story, all they have accomplished so far as they inexorably open the high frontier. How they survived perilous straits to emerge as the most popular, innovative and influential launch company in the world. SpaceX are destined to colonise Mars and developing the technology to make this possible right now. Their Starship Launch System possesses some truly sublime solutions to the challenges of space colonisation and the first stop is Mars! They are literally moving Heaven and Earth to help us evolve into a spacefaring civilisation. Includes most recent revelations and detailed analysis. If you crave space exploration or hunger for the future - the SpaceX story will be your delight. Their courage will inspire you. SpaceX are a group of talented people with a common goal, who own the company and the challenge of opening space._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________This book was clear, Concise, and accurate. Ten out of ten recommend. Please read. Or don't and get left behind - US Review_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Exhaustively researched yet simple to read account of SpaceX's past, present and future. It's written very much like a story and managed to answer a surprising number of my questions - including some I hadn't even thought of! Worth reading just for all the Mars Colony Transport info. Nicely balances present day facts with projections of SpaceX progress on their mission to colonise Mars. Well written with decent graphics, definitely recommend. - UK Review_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________After reading this book, I feel like I know much of rocket science myself. The book looks small with just 169 pages but it is full with content which you cannot read in one or two days. The reference content at the end of every chapter makes it a book filled with information related to Elon Musk and SpaceX...... their past, present and future. The book will compel you towards space technology even if you have no interest in it which is rare because every sensible person likes to talk about space. All the more the mission to settle in Mars is deeply explained in this book so if you are a follower of Musk you definitely need to read it to keep up with him. The content is presented in a light and simple way so you would enjoy reading it and maybe, if you get addicted you will cherish every page in the book. - IN Review

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