The space barons : Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the quest to colonize the cosmos /
Davenport, Christian, 1965-
The space barons : Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the quest to colonize the cosmos / Christian Davenport. - First edition. - viii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index.
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos is a nonfiction book that chronicles the rise of a new era of space exploration driven by billionaire entrepreneurs. Journalist Christian Davenport explores how visionaries like Elon Musk (SpaceX), Jeff Bezos (Blue Origin), Richard Branson (Virgin Galactic), and Paul Allen (Stratolaunch) are investing their personal fortunes to develop private spaceflight technologies, aiming to reduce launch costs, enable space tourism, and eventually colonize other planets. The book highlights their rivalries, motivations, and the impact they're having on NASA and the traditional aerospace industry.
9781610398299 (hardcover)
2017053089
Bezos, Jeffrey.
Musk, Elon.
Blue Origin (Firm)
SpaceX (Firm)
Space industrialization--United States.
Industrialists--United States--Biography.
Aerospace engineers--United States--Biography.
Aerospace industries--United States.
Outer space--Civilian use.
TL789.85.A1 / D38 2018
338.7/6294092273 B
The space barons : Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the quest to colonize the cosmos / Christian Davenport. - First edition. - viii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index.
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos is a nonfiction book that chronicles the rise of a new era of space exploration driven by billionaire entrepreneurs. Journalist Christian Davenport explores how visionaries like Elon Musk (SpaceX), Jeff Bezos (Blue Origin), Richard Branson (Virgin Galactic), and Paul Allen (Stratolaunch) are investing their personal fortunes to develop private spaceflight technologies, aiming to reduce launch costs, enable space tourism, and eventually colonize other planets. The book highlights their rivalries, motivations, and the impact they're having on NASA and the traditional aerospace industry.
9781610398299 (hardcover)
2017053089
Bezos, Jeffrey.
Musk, Elon.
Blue Origin (Firm)
SpaceX (Firm)
Space industrialization--United States.
Industrialists--United States--Biography.
Aerospace engineers--United States--Biography.
Aerospace industries--United States.
Outer space--Civilian use.
TL789.85.A1 / D38 2018
338.7/6294092273 B