EAN: 9783319215143

SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS SPACEXS DRAGON AMERICAS...

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.

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