Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Pappalardo, Joe, author. Title: Spaceport Earth : the reinvention of spaceflight / Joe Pappalardo. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2017. Description: 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Summary: 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 -- United States. Space industrialization. Launch vehicles (Astronautics) -- United States. 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: 9781468312782 1468312782 9781468312782 1468312782 Other Number: 1014019738 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 705724 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 629.4 Pappalar Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
