SpaceX: Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality (Springer Praxis Books)
Erik Seedhouse
Language: English
Pages: 206
ISBN: 1461455138
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
This book describes the exceptional engineering and human achievement that have placed SpaceX at the forefront of the launch industry, showing how simplicity, low cost and reliability help make it the most likely candidate for transporting humans to Mars.
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