Spaceport Earth : the reinvention of spaceflight
Pappalardo, Joe2017
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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.
Main title:
Spaceport Earth : the reinvention of spaceflight / Joe Pappalardo.
Author:
Pappalardo, Joe, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2017.
Collation:
240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index.
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
97814683127829780715652848
Dewey class:
629.4
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
35174