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*An instant New York Times Bestseller*

''One of the most exciting tales of our time... It''s the next tech frontier, and Vance turns it into a thriller'' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs

''Eloquent, expertly reported'' Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store
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A momentous look at the private companies driving the revolutionary new space race, from the 3-million copy, New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk

In 2008, Elon Musk''s SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. Suddenly Silicon Valley, not NASA, was the epicentre of the new Space Age.

Ashlee Vance follows four pioneering companies - Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs and Rocket Lab - as they race to control access to outer space. While the space tourism ambitions of billionaires such as Bezos and Branson make headlines, these under-the-radar companies are striving to mo

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      Publisher: Ebury Publishing
      Publication Date: 1/18/2024
      ISBN13: 9780753557761, 978-0753557761
      ISBN10: 0753557762
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      *An instant New York Times Bestseller*

      ''One of the most exciting tales of our time... It''s the next tech frontier, and Vance turns it into a thriller'' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs

      ''Eloquent, expertly reported'' Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store
      _______________

      A momentous look at the private companies driving the revolutionary new space race, from the 3-million copy, New York Times bestselling       author of Elon Musk

      In 2008, Elon Musk''s SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. Suddenly Silicon Valley, not NASA, was the epicentre of the new Space Age.

      Ashlee Vance follows four pioneering companies - Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs and Rocket Lab - as they race to control access to outer space. While the space tourism ambitions of billionaires such as Bezos and Branson make headlines, these under-the-radar companies are striving to mo

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