100 Curiosities

Spacex Experts: 100 Engineering Breakthroughs Behind Reusable Rockets, Starship, and the Private Space Race

von Roberto Zanetti

104 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Why did a private company succeed where government space programs struggled for decades?100 Curiosities: SpaceX Experts takes you inside the real engineering behind Falcon 9, Starship, and Dragon - not headlines, not mission dates, but the technical decisions, trade-offs, and failures that made reusable rockets possible.Across ten chapters and one hundred deep-dive entries, you'll discover: - How grid fins and propulsive landing turn a falling booster into a controlled descent- Why SpaceX switched from kerosene to liquid methane for its newest engines- What it actually takes to build and operate a mega-constellation in low Earth orbit- The engineering logic behind Starship's heat shield, Raptor engines, and orbital refueling- How autonomous drone ships and onboard guidance systems achieve landings accurate to a few meters- The failures, redesigns, and iterations that came before every successEvery entry is grounded in verified technical sources - official documentation, engineering papers, and public technical releases - so you get accuracy, not speculation.Who this book is for: Aerospace enthusiasts, engineering students, science professionals, and anyone who wants to go beyond news coverage and understand how SpaceX actually solved problems that stumped legacy space programs for half a century. Whether you're researching propulsion systems, exploring a career in aerospace, or simply fascinated by cutting-edge engineering, this book delivers substance over spectacle.Ready to dig into the details the headlines leave out?

• Reihe: 100 Curiosities
• ISBN: 9798174371453
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published