The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
Christian Davenport
Mar 2018 · Hachette Audio · Narrated by Will Collyer
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A "pacy, smartly reported" (Financial Times) account of the historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rival billionaires
The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons – Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Paul Allen – have founded some of the biggest brands in the world – Amazon, Microsoft, Virgin, Tesla, PayPal – and upended industry after industry. Now they are pursuing the biggest disruption of all: space.
Based on years of reporting and exclusive interviews with all four billionaires, this authoritative account is a dramatic tale of the birth of a new Space Age. Detailing the rivalry between hard-charging startups and established contractors, The Space Barons traces the personal clashes of the leaders of this new space movement, particularly Musk and Bezos, as they aim for the moon and Mars and beyond.
The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons – Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Paul Allen – have founded some of the biggest brands in the world – Amazon, Microsoft, Virgin, Tesla, PayPal – and upended industry after industry. Now they are pursuing the biggest disruption of all: space.
Based on years of reporting and exclusive interviews with all four billionaires, this authoritative account is a dramatic tale of the birth of a new Space Age. Detailing the rivalry between hard-charging startups and established contractors, The Space Barons traces the personal clashes of the leaders of this new space movement, particularly Musk and Bezos, as they aim for the moon and Mars and beyond.
A "pacy, smartly reported" (Financial Times) account of the historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rival billionaires
The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of ...
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Alan Rominger
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November 15, 2020
This is researched well enough that I got a few new bits of information beyond the news headlines on every topic. It also weaves some new things into the stories, like the ocean expedition to recover the original Apollo engines. It's hard to understate just how good the voice acting is for this book. The guy creates drama that I would not have gotten reading this on my own. This is all non-fiction, but the author and the voice acting really doubles-down on the tension. You still have to be a nerd to like the book, but it makes the topic accessible to the masses as much as anyone could possibly expect.
Ankush Sharma
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October 11, 2020
Nice book for space
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Christian Davenport covers the space and defense industries for The Washington Post. He is a recipient of the Peabody Award for his work on veterans with traumatic brain injuries and on three occasions was part of reporting teams that were Pulitzer Prize finalists. He lives in Washington D.C.
Christian Davenport covers the space and defense industries for The Washington Post. He is a recipient of the Peabody Award for his work on veterans with traumatic brain injuries and on three occasions was part of reporting teams that were Pulitzer Prize finalists. He lives in Washington D.C.
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