SpaceX's Dragon
Subtitle: America's next generation spacecraft
By: Erik Seedhouse
Series: Springer-Praxis books in space exploration; Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9783319215143
Subjects: Space colonies; SpaceX (Firm); Interplanetary voyages; Reusable space vehicles
Description: "...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." -- back cover.
Notes: "Springer Praxis Books"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: SpaceX; title: Commercial crew programs; title: Dragon design, development, and test; title: Dragon at the International Space Station; title: Dragon delivers; title: NASA's crewed development program; title: DragonLab; title: Preparing for crew : Dragon V2; title: Red Dragons, Ice Dragons, and the Mars Colonial Transporter.