Rocket Billionaires

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Business & Finance, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, New Business Enterprises, Science, Physics, Astrophysics & Space Science
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Author: Tim Fernholz ISBN: 9781328663061
Publisher: HMH Books Publication: March 20, 2018
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Language: English
Author: Tim Fernholz
ISBN: 9781328663061
Publisher: HMH Books
Publication: March 20, 2018
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language: English

Featured on NPR and PBS’s SciTech Now**, and in** Fast Company**,** Forbes**, and the** Wall Street Journal

The inside story of the new race to conquer space

For the outsize personalities staking their fortunes on spaceships, the new race to explore space could be a dead end, a lucrative opportunity—or the key to humanity’s survival.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos take center stage in this fast‑paced narrative as they attempt to disrupt the space economy and feed their own egos. We meet a supporting cast of equally fascinating entrepreneurs, from the irrepressible British mogul Richard Branson to the satellite internet visionary Greg Wyler.
Tim Fernholz’s fly‑on‑the‑wall reporting captures an industry in the midst of disruption. NASA seeks to preserve its ambitious space program, traditional aerospace firms like Boeing and Lockheed Martin scramble to adapt to new competitors, lobbyists tussle over public funds, and lawmakers try to prevent this new space race from sparking global conflict. Fernholz spins this high‑stakes marathon into a riveting tale of rivalry and survival.

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Featured on NPR and PBS’s SciTech Now**, and in** Fast Company**,** Forbes**, and the** Wall Street Journal

The inside story of the new race to conquer space

For the outsize personalities staking their fortunes on spaceships, the new race to explore space could be a dead end, a lucrative opportunity—or the key to humanity’s survival.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos take center stage in this fast‑paced narrative as they attempt to disrupt the space economy and feed their own egos. We meet a supporting cast of equally fascinating entrepreneurs, from the irrepressible British mogul Richard Branson to the satellite internet visionary Greg Wyler.
Tim Fernholz’s fly‑on‑the‑wall reporting captures an industry in the midst of disruption. NASA seeks to preserve its ambitious space program, traditional aerospace firms like Boeing and Lockheed Martin scramble to adapt to new competitors, lobbyists tussle over public funds, and lawmakers try to prevent this new space race from sparking global conflict. Fernholz spins this high‑stakes marathon into a riveting tale of rivalry and survival.

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