Astronomy & Space Science
When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach
A momentous look at the private companies driving a revolutionary new economy in space, from the New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk
With the launch of the Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Elon Musk’s SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. And that milestone carried major implications: Silicon Valley, not NASA or nation states, was suddenly cemented as the epicenter of the new Space Age. […Learn More]