The space barons : Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the quest to colonize the cosmos / Christian Davenport.
2019
TL789.85.A1 D38 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
The space barons : Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the quest to colonize the cosmos / Christian Davenport.
ISBN
9781541774162 (paperback)
1541774167 (paperback)
1541774167 (paperback)
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, 2019.
Language
English
Description
viii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Call Number
TL789.85.A1 D38 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.76294092273
Summary
"The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, the Space Barons--most notably Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, along with Richard Branson and Paul Allen--are using Silicon Valley-style innovation to dramatically lower the cost of space travel in a bold quest to build a transportation network to the stars. These entrepreneurs have upended industry after industry and are now pursuing the biggest disruption of all--space--in an effort to make it more accessible to the masses. It's a challenge unlike anything they previously attempted, a grand adventure filled with risk, failure, and ultimately, a series of triumphant breakthroughs. Based on years of reporting and exclusive interviews with all four billionaires, The Space Barons is the ultimate drama of risk and adventure. It is also a classic story of rivals--hard-charging startups warring with established contractors and the personal clashes of the leaders of this new space movement, particularly Musk and Bezos, as they aim for the moon and Mars and beyond."-- Publisher description
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction : Touchdown
Part I. Impossible :
A Silly Way to Die
The Gamble
Ankle Biter
Somewhere Else entirely
SpaceShipOne, GovernmentZero
Part II. Improbable :
Screw It, Let's Do It
The Risk
A Four-Leaf Clover
Dependable or a Little Nuts?
Unicorns Dancing in the Flame Duct
Part III. Inevitable :
Magic Sculpture Garden
Space Is Hard
The Eagle Has Landed
Mars
The Great Inversion
Again, the Moon.
Part I. Impossible :
A Silly Way to Die
The Gamble
Ankle Biter
Somewhere Else entirely
SpaceShipOne, GovernmentZero
Part II. Improbable :
Screw It, Let's Do It
The Risk
A Four-Leaf Clover
Dependable or a Little Nuts?
Unicorns Dancing in the Flame Duct
Part III. Inevitable :
Magic Sculpture Garden
Space Is Hard
The Eagle Has Landed
Mars
The Great Inversion
Again, the Moon.