{"product_id":"space-race-2-0-9780760375549","title":"Space Race 2.0","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpace Race 2.0 \u003c\/i\u003eis the only authoritative photographic history of the efforts of private companies—often alongside NASA—to accelerate humankind’s exploration and understanding of the final frontier.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The private space sector is growing tremendously. The industry’s consensus leader, \u003cb\u003eSpaceX\u003c\/b\u003e, headed by outspoken billionaire \u003cb\u003eElon Musk\u003c\/b\u003e, is today worth an estimated $74 billion. And SpaceX and its chief competitors, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, are taking on more roles—flying cargo, supplies, and astronauts to outer space. \u003ci\u003eSpace Race 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e tells their story with \u003cb\u003eexpertly written text by science journalist Brad Bergan \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003estunning photography of the spacecraft\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ekey players\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eand facilities \u003c\/b\u003ein California, Texas, and Florida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the 1950s and ’60s, the first Space Race pitted two political ideologies against one another: either Communism or Capitalism would prove superior. Ul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Elon Musk, Deep Time, and the Idealized Legacy\u003cbr\u003e Richard Branson. Space Knight\u003cbr\u003e Jeff Bezos and the Empire of Dreams\u003cbr\u003e The Long Road to Reusability\u003cbr\u003e Sustainability on Cosmic Scales\u003cbr\u003e The Race Itself\u003cbr\u003e Trouble on the Moon and Mars- and Earth\u003cbr\u003e The Future: Conflicting Realities \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404763439447,"sku":"9780760375549","price":23.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780760375549.jpg?v=1730487519","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/space-race-2-0-9780760375549","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}