SpaceX Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality /

2012 - the year when the first ever privately-developed spacecraft visited the International Space Station. This is the story of how one company is transforming commercial space flight. It describes the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have resulted in the world's f...

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Main Author: Seedhouse, Erik. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis, 2013.
Series:Springer Praxis Books
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