{"product_id":"spacex-elon-musk-and-the-final-frontier-9780760384015","title":"Spacex: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore the fascinating past, present, and possible future of Elon Musk's SpaceX in\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e the first comprehensive photographic history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eof the company.\u003c\/b\u003eThe private space industry's consensus leader, SpaceX, headed by controversial billionaire Elon Musk, was worth an estimated $187 billion in 2023 while 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. In \u003ci\u003eSpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier, \u003c\/i\u003escience journalist and editor Brad Bergan tells the story of SpaceX with words and \u003cb\u003e200+ stunning photographs of the spacecraft, key players, and facilities\u003c\/b\u003e in California, Texas, and Florida.Bergan examines every detail surrounding SpaceX's efforts to accelerate humankind's exploration and understanding of outer space, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe personal and private forces that led Musk to form the company \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe business of private space exploration, including contracts with other private firms and NASA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChief rivals, including Blue Origin, founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpaceX roles in missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBergan also covers some of SpaceX's controversial headlines, from space junk to failed test launches and the Starlink satellite constellation. While \u003cb\u003eexamining the business, the missions, and the hardware\u003c\/b\u003e, Bergan looks at the importance of design-forward equipment and, finally, the endgame: what ultimately is \"in it\" for SpaceX? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier \u003c\/i\u003eis the ultimate visual look at a groundbreaking company, with an eye toward its relatively short past--and \u003cb\u003ea critical eye toward its possible dominion in deep space\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Bergan\u003c\/b\u003e is a former executive editor at Immutable Holdings and a former senior editor at \u003ci\u003eInteresting Engineering \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFuturism\u003c\/i\u003e, specializing in space, finance, and crypto. His words have appeared in or on \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e3: AM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World Economic Forum\u003c\/i\u003e, the National Book Critics Circle, and elsewhere. With investigative journalism cited in \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNBC News\u003c\/i\u003e, and several appearances on national radio, 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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Motorbooks International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649512116498,"sku":"9780760384015","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28301897-cb95-4690-a795-2f186a330acf.jpg?v=1733267530","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spacex-elon-musk-and-the-final-frontier-9780760384015","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}