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Berger Eric - Reentry Spacex Elon Musk And The Reusable Rockets That Launched A Second Space Age - Hardcover
Berger Eric - Reentry Spacex Elon Musk And The Reusable Rockets That Launched A Second Space Age - Hardcover
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Description: Featured in The Economist's Best Books of 2024 US a Today Bestseller How did a shaky startup defy expectations and become the world's leading spaceflight company? Get the untold story of the team of game - changers led by a well - known billionaire who are sending NAS a astronauts to space and just might carry the human race to Mars. One company dominates the modern space industry: Space X founded by controversial entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2002, now sending more payloads into orbit than the rest of the world combined. But Musk didn t do it alone the saga of Space X is the story of a diverse cadre of true believers in the limitless potential of space travel. For the first time Reentry relates the definitive chronicle of how this daring team was able to redefine what it takes to reach the stars. With Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist Eric Berger author of Liftoff as your guide you ll accompany Space X's innovative thinkers during their toughest trials and most audacious moments including: Creating the first orbital rockets that land by themselves and fly again Transporting a 120 - foot rocket from Texas to Florida Recovering from a Hell's Bells accident before the first Falcon Heavy launch Frantically searching the ocean for the first rocket that splashed down intact Identifying the $20 part that led to a rocket exploding in flight Slicing up an engine days before it launched into space From launchpad explosions to a pernicious cricket infestation to the demanding management style of Musk himself the rise of Space X was beset with challenges and far from inevitable. Find out how the startup beat the odds and flew high enough to outpace their rivals and where they re going next.
Title: Reentry Spacex Elon Musk And The Reusable Rockets That Launched A Second Space Age
Author(s): Berger Eric
Publisher: Benbella Books
Barcode: 9781637745274
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 9/24/2024
Category: Space Science
Description: Featured in The Economist's Best Books of 2024 US a Today Bestseller How did a shaky startup defy expectations and become the world's leading spaceflight company? Get the untold story of the team of game - changers led by a well - known billionaire who are sending NAS a astronauts to space and just might carry the human race to Mars. One company dominates the modern space industry: Space X founded by controversial entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2002, now sending more payloads into orbit than the rest of the world combined. But Musk didn t do it alone the saga of Space X is the story of a diverse cadre of true believers in the limitless potential of space travel. For the first time Reentry relates the definitive chronicle of how this daring team was able to redefine what it takes to reach the stars. With Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist Eric Berger author of Liftoff as your guide you ll accompany Space X's innovative thinkers during their toughest trials and most audacious moments including: Creating the first orbital rockets that land by themselves and fly again Transporting a 120 - foot rocket from Texas to Florida Recovering from a Hell's Bells accident before the first Falcon Heavy launch Frantically searching the ocean for the first rocket that splashed down intact Identifying the $20 part that led to a rocket exploding in flight Slicing up an engine days before it launched into space From launchpad explosions to a pernicious cricket infestation to the demanding management style of Musk himself the rise of Space X was beset with challenges and far from inevitable. Find out how the startup beat the odds and flew high enough to outpace their rivals and where they re going next.
Title: Reentry Spacex Elon Musk And The Reusable Rockets That Launched A Second Space Age
Author(s): Berger Eric
Publisher: Benbella Books
Barcode: 9781637745274
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 9/24/2024
Category: Space Science
