Liftoff : Elon Musk and the desperate early days that launched SpaceX /
Less than twenty years after its founding, SpaceX boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets and in 2020 became the first private company to launch human beings into orbit. Berger takes readers inside the wild early days that made SpaceX. Focus...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Less than twenty years after its founding, SpaceX boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets and in 2020 became the first private company to launch human beings into orbit. Berger takes readers inside the wild early days that made SpaceX. Focusing on the company's first four launches of the Falcon 1 rocket, he charts the bumpy journey from scrappy underdog to aerospace pioneer. He draws upon interviews with dozens of former and current engineers, designers, mechanics and executives, including Elon Musk. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780062979971 0062979973 |