"The private space industry's consensus leader, SpaceX, headed by controversial billionaire Elon Musk, is worth an estimated $187 billion today in 2023. And SpaceX is taking on more roles-flying cargo, supplies, and astronauts to outer space, and even playing a central role as rocket supplier to NASA's Artemis moon mission. SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier tells the story with the modern prose of science journalist and editor Brad Bergan and 200+ stunning photographs of the spacecraft, key players, and facilities in California, Texas, and Florida. In this illustrated history, Discover- and Bloomberg-cited author Brad Bergan examines every detail surrounding SpaceX's efforts to accelerate humankind's exploration and understanding of outer space, including: The personal and private forces that led Musk to form the company
The business of private space exploration, including contracts with other private firms and NASA
Chief rivals, including Blue Origin, founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos
Bergan also covers SpaceX in the headlines, from space junk and test launches to SpaceX's part in the collaborative effort to reinforce Ukraine's digital infrastructure against Russia's military onslaught. While examining the business, the missions, and the hardware, Bergan looks at the importance of design-forward equipment from marketing perspectives and, finally, the endgame: what ultimately is ""in it"" for SpaceX? SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier is the ultimate visual look at a groundbreaking company, with an eye toward its relatively short past-and a critical eye toward its future dominion in deep space."
By:
Brad Bergan
Imprint: Motorbooks
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 267mm,
Width: 235mm,
Weight: 1.021kg
ISBN: 9780760384015
ISBN 10: 0760384010
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 23 July 2024
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface: Fukuyama’s Diagnosis, and Where Space Goes from Here 1 The Unfair Advantage 2 The Changing Face of Space Travel 3 Enter SpaceX 4 The Space Barons 5 SpaceX Takes Center Stage in Space Race 2.0 6 The Moon, Mars, and Beyond 7 SpaceX After Musk Acknowledgments Image Credits Index
Brad Bergan is a former contributing editor at Futurism and senior editor at Interesting Engineering, specializing in space and tech. His words have appeared in or on VICE, Thinknum, 3:AM Magazine, The World Economic Forum, the National Book Critics Circle, and elsewhere. With investigative journalism cited in Bloomberg, Discover, and NBC News, he holds degrees in philosophy and English from the University of Iowa, and studied graduate-level creative writing at The New School. He lives in New York.
Reviews for SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier
"""The details of Space X hardware, especially the Starship, are read almost like science fiction.Excellent writing is supported by outstanding photos and images.Many of the photos appear for the first time in this book. A great book, a great gift, and a great read … enjoy!"" -- Ed Downs * In Flight USA *"
