“This book provides background and discusses the plans of XCOR and the Lynx spaceplane. ... The book also covers secondary objectives, including other missions and payloads being developed for this system. ... This work is recommended for high school or undergraduate educational programs, for general readers interested in the development of the commercial space industry, and for dreamers who see the human race migrating beyond low Earth orbit. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.” (D. B. Spencer, Choice, Vol. 54 (3), November, 2016)
Employing the same informational approach Erik Seedhouse used in "SpaceX" and "Bigelow Aerospace", this new book familiarizes space enthusiasts with the company XCOR Aerospace and examines the design of the two-seater Lynx. The new spaceplane's low weight and high octane fuel confer important advantages, such as direct runway launches and the ability to fly several times per day. Over the last 15 years, XCOR has developed and built 13 different rocket engines, built and flown two manned rocket-powered aircraft and has accumulated over 4,000 engine firings and nearly 500 minutes of run time on their engines.
This book serves as a go-to reference guide for suborbital scientists and those seeking to learn how one company has found success. Additionally, it describes the medical and training requirements for those flying on board the Lynx and the related critical roles of the astronaut trainers and a new breed of commercial space pilots. The end result is a thorough chronicle of the development of rocket propulsion, avionics, simulator and ground support operations being put into play by XCOR with the Lynx.
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Employing the same informational approachErik Seedhouseused in 'SpaceX' and 'Bigelow Aerospace', this new book familiarizes space enthusiasts withthe company XCOR Aerospace and examines the design of the two-seater Lynx.The new spaceplane's low weight and high octane fuel confer important advantages, such as direct runway launches and the ability to fly several times per day.Over the last15 years, XCOR has developed and built 13 different rocket engines, built and flown two manned rocket-powered aircraft and has accumulated over 4,000 engine firings and nearly 500 minutes of run time on their engines.This book serves as a go-to reference guide for suborbital scientists and those seeking tolearnhow one company has found success. Additionally, it describes the medical and training requirements for those flying on board the Lynx andthe related critical roles of the astronaut trainers anda new breed of commercial space pilots.The end resultis athoroughchronicle ofthe development ofrocket propulsion, avionics, simulator and ground support operations being put into play by XCOR with the Lynx. 213 pp. Englisch. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9783319261102
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