Bibliograph

The space barons, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the quest to colonize the cosmos, Christian Davenport

Type

Label

The space barons, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the quest to colonize the cosmos, Christian Davenport

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The space barons

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1003305591

Responsibility statement

Christian Davenport

Sub title

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the quest to colonize the cosmos

Summary

Traces the historic quest to rekindle the human exploration of space as navigated by billionaire entrepreneurs, sharing insights into how professional rivalry and Silicon Valley innovations are lowering the cost of space travel and exceeding the achievements of NASA

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

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