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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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Seedhouse, Erik (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis, 2013.
Σειρά:Other Springer-Praxis books of related interest by Erik Seedhoose
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