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The commercial space launch industry : small satellite opportunities and challenges : hearing before the Subcommittee on Space, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, April 19, 2016. by United States.Congress.House.Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011).Subcommittee on Space,author.(CARDINAL)328684;
Includes bibliographical references.Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (FDsys web site, viewed on Apr. 17, 2017).
Subjects: Legislative hearings.; Space launch industry;
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Spaceport Earth : the reinvention of spaceflight / by Pappalardo, Joe,author.(CARDINAL)355398;
Endings and beginnings -- Welcome to the jungle -- Moments in Mohave -- Desert hubris -- Wild horses at the Pilotless Research Station -- Armageddon spaceports -- The ULA/SpaceX feud -- Texas -- Waco and Tucson : new arrivals -- Cape redux: 2016 -- Epilogue: Full circle -- Space lingo.Examines the current state and future of the space travel industry, discussing the rise of private companies engaged in commercialized space flight, the building of new spacecraft and rockets, and the development of spaceports
Subjects: Space launch industry; Space industrialization.; Launch vehicles (Astronautics);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Spaceport Earth : the reinvention of spaceflight / by Pappalardo, Joe,author.(CARDINAL)355398;
Endings and beginnings -- Welcome to the jungle -- Moments in Mojave -- Desert hubris -- Wild horses at the Pilotless Research Station -- Armageddon spaceports -- The ULA/SpaceX feud -- Texas -- Waco and Tucson : new arrivals -- Cape redux: 2016 -- Trials by fire -- The end of the beginning -- Space lingo.
Subjects: Launch vehicles (Astronautics); Space industrialization.; Space launch industry;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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SpaceX / by Murray, Julie,1969-author.(CARDINAL)661881;
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.770L
Subjects: Informational works.; Illustrated works.; SpaceX (Firm); Launch vehicles (Astronautics); Space flight; Space launch industry;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Reentry : SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the reusable rockets that launched a second space age / by Berger, Eric(Science writer),author.(CARDINAL)898321;
Prologue -- A violent beast -- Learning to be scrappy -- Flight one: reaching orbit -- Flight two: dragon's debut -- Flight three: dragon's desperate ride -- Ain't coming back -- Get the barge ready -- Tragedy and triumph -- F-squared and the Amos-6 disaster -- The cost of Mrs -- The Faberge egg-- A second space age -- Steamroller -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Index."The saga of SpaceX is the story of a diverse cadre of true believers in the limitless potential of space travel. For the first time, Reentry relates the definitive chronicle of how this daring team of risk-takers was able to redefine what it takes to reach the stars"--
Subjects: Informational works.; Biographies.; Musk, Elon; SpaceX (Firm); Launch vehicles (Astronautics); Rocketry; Public-private sector cooperation.; Government contractors; Space launch industry.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Liftoff : Elon Musk and the desperate early days that launched SpaceX / by Berger, Eric(Science writer),author.;
Prologue -- Early years -- Merlin -- Kwaj -- Flight one -- Selling rockets -- Flight two -- Texas -- Flight three -- Eight weeks -- Flight four -- Always go to eleven -- Epilogue -- Key SpaceX employees from 2002 to 2008 -- Timeline -- Bulent Altan's Turkish goulash."SpaceX has enjoyed a miraculous decade. Less than 20 years after its founding, it boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets, and in 2020 became the first private company to launch human beings into orbit. Half a century after the space race it is private companies, led by SpaceX, standing alongside NASA pushing forward into the cosmos, and laying the foundation for our exploration of other worlds. But before it became one of the most powerful players in the aerospace industry, SpaceX was a fledgling startup, scrambling to develop a single workable rocket before the money ran dry. The engineering challenge was immense; numerous other private companies had failed similar attempts. And even if SpaceX succeeded, they would then have to compete for government contracts with titans such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing, who had tens of thousands of employees and tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. SpaceX had fewer than 200 employees and the relative pittance of $100 million in the bank. In Liftoff, Eric Berger, senior space editor at Ars Technica, takes readers inside the wild early days that made SpaceX. Focusing on the company's first four launches of the Falcon 1 rocket, he charts the bumpy journey from scrappy underdog to aerospace pioneer. We travel from company headquarters in El Segundo, to the isolated Texas ranchland where they performed engine tests, to Kwajalein, the tiny atoll in the Pacific where SpaceX launched the Falcon 1. Berger has reported on SpaceX for more than a decade, enjoying unparalleled journalistic access to the company's inner workings. Liftoff is the culmination of these efforts, drawing upon exclusive interviews with dozens of former and current engineers, designers, mechanics, and executives, including Elon Musk. The enigmatic Musk, who founded the company with the dream of one day settling Mars, is the fuel that propels the book, with his daring vision for the future of space."-
Subjects: Musk, Elon.; SpaceX (Firm); Space flight; Space launch industry; Launch vehicles (Astronautics);
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Cubesats and other satellite tech. by Spilsbury, Richard author; World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
CubeSats -- Telecommunications -- Navigation -- Earth Observation -- Observing Space."New miniaturized Cubesats are revolutionizing the space industry and changing the way we explore and utilize space. These miniaturized satellites reduce the cost and time required to design, build, and launch satellites with a remarkable array of amazing capabilities. This book looks at the ways that Cubesats and other satellite technology are opening up new possibilities for commercial applications and scientific discoveries in space"--Ages11-14
Subjects: Nanosatellites; Artificial satellites;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Realizing tomorrow : the path to private spaceflight / by Dubbs, Chris.(CARDINAL)362283; Paat-Dahlstrom, Emeline.(CARDINAL)801839;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-284) and index.The entire population of the earth in orbit -- The birth of private rocket companies -- Private citizens get their chance in space -- Russia commercializes space -- Citizen explorers -- The quest for a reusable spaceship -- The ansari x prize launches an industry -- Private manned spaceflight makes history -- Space tourism goes mainstream -- It takes more than a spaceship to build an industry.
Subjects: Space flights.; Space industrialization.; Space tourism.;
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Space careers / by Kelley, K. C.,author.(CARDINAL)461833;
Includes bibliographical references and index."How would you like to explore other planets, build rockets, or watch the stars? Many people would find space careers out of this world. And for those who take on these stellar jobs, there's rarely a dull moment. Packed with a fun tone, fascinating facts, quick qualifications, and outrageous photos, this book highlights some of the world's space careers on the edge"--Ages 8-11Grades 4-6
Subjects: Space sciences; Aerospace industries; Astronautics;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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New frontiers in space / by Grey House Publishing, Inc.,compiler.(CARDINAL)381300;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Visions of space -- Space for sale -- Super fast travel using outer space could be $20 billion market, disrupting airlines, UBS predicts -- Moon 2069 : lunar tourism and deep space launches a century on from Apollo? -- Soon, hundreds of tourists will go to space: what should we call them? -- Space tourism could have big impact on climate -- Space tourism's rubbery rockets may spur climate change -- China plans a solar power play in space that NASA abandoned decades ago -- 2019 is the year that space tourism finally becomes a reality : no, really -- Space solar power : limitless clean energy from space - 2. The military in space -- In defense of space -- The moon's role in the new U.S. Space Force -- Trump's Space Force gets the final frontier all wrong -- A handshake in space changed US-Russia relations : how long will it last? -- The U.S. military has been in space from the beginning -- Space Force or Space Corps? -- Renewed space rivalry between nations ignores a tradition of cooperation -- Trump's Space Force isn't the only military space program : here's what China and Russia are up to - 3. Legacy of the space race -- Past and future missions -- Apollo was NASA's biggest win--but its legacy is holding the agency back -- Many people still believe the moon sanding was fake : but who's profiting? -- Q&A : suttle atronaut Mike Massimino on the legacy of Apollo 11 -- "A thrill ran through me" : your memories of the Apollo 11 moon landing -- The mission that changed everything -- Apollo 13 : lessons from the successful failure - 4. NASA and the International Space Station -- Space futures -- What's next for NASA? -- What space stations will look like in 2030 -- As NASA aims for the moon, an aging space station faces an uncertain future -- How Americans see the future of space exploration, 50 years after the first moon landing -- NASA seeks to break the "Tyranny of launch" with In-space manufacturing -- NASA chooses Saturn's moon Titan as its next destination -- With opportunity lost, NASA confronts the tenuous future of Mars exploration - 5. Space in popular culture -- Aliens, movies, and fiction -- Donald Trump's Space Force plans analysed by a sci-fi expert -- The science of Star Trek -- Would aliens look like us? -- More than 1 million people have RSVP'd to "Storm Area 51" in the name of memes -- Audacious & outrageous: space elevators.This edition of The Reference Shelf examines the evolving issues of space science and technology, providing periodical articles that provide perspective of America's past, present, and future in the realm of space exploration. Issues examined include the debate over military space development from Star Wars to the Space Force, the future of NASA, and the growth and possible future of the private space tourism industry. -- Amazon.com.
Subjects: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.; Astronautics; Space warfare.; Space tourism;
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