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Get the Summary of Eric Berger's Liftoff in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Out of money and with a single Falcon 1 rocket left in its factory, SpaceX decided to try one last, dramatic launch. Over eight weeks, engineers worked furiously to prepare this final rocket. The fate of Musk's venture mirrored the trajectory of this slender, single-engine rocket aimed toward the skies. If it...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Eric Berger's Liftoff.
Sample Key Takeaways:
1) Despite being one of PayPal's original founders, a disagreement with its board members led Elon Musk to leave the company. As a result, he began his search for what his next startup company would be after PayPal.
2) The fact that NASA had no plans for going to Mars compelled Musk to fill this gap in the aerospace world. He believed that for humanity to have a long-term...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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The Ars Technica senior space editor chronicles the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX, describing how, after three failed attempts, the fourth flight helped transform SpaceX from a shaky startup into the world's leading edge rocket company.
"Less than 20 years after its founding, SpaceX boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets, and in 2020 became the first private company to...
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