SpaceX: Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality (Springer

SpaceX: Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality (Springer Praxis Books)
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This first account of commercial spaceflightâ€™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.
Country USA
Brand Springer
Manufacturer Praxis
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 36155613
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781461455134
ReleaseDate 2013-06-15

Country	USA
Brand	Springer
Manufacturer	Praxis
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	36155613
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781461455134
ReleaseDate	2013-06-15

SpaceX: Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality (Springer Praxis Books)

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