When the heavens went on sale : the misfits and geniuses racing to put space within reach / 1st Ecco pbk. ed
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| 245 | 1 0 | ▼a When the heavens went on sale : ▼b the misfits and geniuses racing to put space within reach / ▼c Ashlee Vance. |
| 250 | ▼a 1st Ecco pbk. ed. | |
| 260 | ▼a New York, NY : ▼b Ecco, ▼c 2024. | |
| 264 | 1 | ▼a New York, NY : ▼b Ecco, ▼c [2024] |
| 300 | ▼a 513 p., [16] p. of plates : ▼b ill. (chiefly col), ports. ; ▼c 23 cm. | |
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| 500 | ▼a Includes index. | |
| 520 | ▼a "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, was suddenly cemented as the epicenter of the new Space Age. Start-ups and the wealthy investors behind them began to realize that the universe-ungoverned and infinite-was open for business. Welcome to the wild west of aerospace engineering. When the Heavens Went on Sale tells the remarkable, unfolding story of this frenzied intergalactic land grab. Through his trademark immersive reporting, Ashlee Vance follows four pioneering companies-Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs, and Rocket Lab-as they build new space systems and attempt to launch rockets into orbit. While the public fixated on the space tourism being driven by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson, these new companies arrived with a different set of goals: to make rocket and satellite launches fast and cheap, thereby opening Earth's lower orbit for business-and setting it up as the next playing field for humankind's technological evolution, where we can connect, analyze, and monitor everything on Earth. Vance has had a front row seat and singular access to this peculiar and unprecedented moment in history. When the Heavens Went on Sale travels through private company headquarters, labs, and top-secret launch locations around the world, including California, Texas, Alaska, New Zealand, Ukraine, India, and French Guiana. Vance chronicles it all in full color: the private jets, communes, gun-toting bodyguards, hallucinogens, espionage investigations, and multi-millionaires guzzling booze to dull the pain as their fortunes disappear. With the most detailed and intimate reporting of Vance's career, When the Heavens Went on Sale reveals the spectacular chaos of the new business of space, and what happens when the idealistic, ambitious minds of Silicon Valley turn their unbridled vision toward the limitless expanse of the stars. This is the most pressing and controversial technology story of our times, a tale of fascinating characters chasing unimaginable stakes as they race to space"--Provided by publisher. | |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Rockets (Aeronautics) ▼x Research ▼v Popular works. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Space tourism. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Privatization. |
| 651 | 0 | ▼a Outer space ▼x Civilian use. |
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Contents information
Book Introduction
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
The inspiration for the HBO Original documentary Wild Wild Space, now streaming on Max
A momentous look at the private companies building a revolutionary new economy in space, from the New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk
In When the Heavens Went on Sale, Ashlee Vance illuminates our future and unveils the next big technology story of our time: welcome to the Wild West of aerospace engineering and its unprecedented impact on our lives.
With the launch of SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Silicon Valley began to realize that the universe itself was open for business. Now, Vance tells the remarkable, unfolding story of this frenzied intergalactic land grab by following four pioneering companies--Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs, and Rocket Lab--as they build new space systems and attempt to launch rockets and satellites into orbit by the thousands.
With the public fixated on the space tourism being driven by the likes of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson, these new, scrappy companies arrived with a different set of goals: to make rocket and satellite launches fast and cheap, thereby opening Earth's lower orbit for business. Vance has had a front-row seat and singular access to this peculiar and unprecedented moment in history, and he chronicles it all in full color: the top-secret launch locations, communes, gun-toting bodyguards, drugs, espionage investigations, and multimillionaires guzzling booze to dull the pain as their fortunes disappear.
Through immersive and intimate reporting, When the Heavens Went on Sale reveals the spectacular chaos of the new business of space, and what happens when the idealistic, ambitious minds of Silicon Valley turn their unbridled vision toward the limitless expanse of the stars. This is the tale of technology's most pressing and controversial revolution, as told through fascinating characters chasing unimaginable stakes in the race to space.
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Author Introduction
애슐리 반스(지은이)
〈뉴욕타임스〉 칼럼니스트이자 〈블룸버그비즈니스위크〉의 과학기술 작가. 2008년 스페이스X의 팰컨1 발사와 함께 우주 산업 시대가 열리고 인류 역사의 흐름이 바뀌었다. 실리콘밸리의 기술 산업을 취재하는 데 20년 이상을 보낸 그는 이 현장을 맨 앞에서 지켜보았다. 캘리포니아, 텍사스, 알래스카, 뉴질랜드, 우크라이나, 인도 등을 포함한 전 세계의 연구소, 극비 발사 장소를 밀착 취재했다. 지저분한 창고에서 늦은 밤까지 엔지니어들과 로켓엔진을 점화시키기도 하고 남미 정글에서 로켓을 발사하는 눈부신 경험을 하기도 했다. 저서로 《일론 머스크, 미래의 설계자》와 실리콘밸리의 역사를 담은 《Geek Silicon Valley》가 있다.