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Liftoff : Elon Musk and the desperate early days that launched SpaceX / Eric Berger.
Author
Berger, Eric (Science writer)
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
©2021
Description
280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Engineering Library - Stacks
TL790 .B46 2021
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Space flight
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History
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21st century
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Space launch industry
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United States
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History
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21st century
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Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
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United States
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History
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21st century
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Outer space
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Exploration
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United States
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History
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21st century
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SpaceX (Firm)
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Musk, Elon
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Summary note
The Ars Technica senior space editor chronicles the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX, describing how, after three failed attempts, the fourth flight helped transform SpaceX from a shaky startup into the world's leading edge rocket company.
Less than 20 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. -- adapted from jacket
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
Prologue
Early years
Merlin
Kwaj
Flight one
Selling rockets
Flight two
Texas
Flight three
Eight weeks
Flight four
Always go to eleven
Epilogue
Key SpaceX employees from 2002 to 2008
Timeline
Bulent Altan's Turkish goulash.
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Lift off
Elon Musk and the desperate early days that launched SpaceX
ISBN
9780062979971 ((hardcover))
0062979973 ((hardcover))
LCCN
2021279615
OCLC
1237818373
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