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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 lau

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An Instant New York Times Bestseller The inspiration for the HBO Original documentary Wild Wild Space, now streaming on MaxA... Read more

    Publisher: HarperCollins
    Publication Date: 7/16/2024
    ISBN13: 9780062998880, 978-0062998880
    ISBN10: 0062998889

    Non Fiction , Technology, Engineering & Agriculture , Education

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    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 lau

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