SpaceX's Dragon: America's Next Generation Spacecraft

• Main Author: Seedhouse, Erik (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Popular works.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

This book describes Dragon V2, a futuristic vehicle that not only provides a means for NASA to transport its astronauts to the orbiting outpost but also advances SpaceX’s core objective of reusability. A direct descendant of Dragon, Dragon V2 can be retrieved, refurbished and re-launched. It is a sp...

Table of Contents:

• Space X
• Flight Operations
• Dragon Development
• Dragon at the Space Station
• Dragon Delivers
• NASA's Crewed Development Program
• Dragon Lab
• Preparing for Crew
• Mars.