PDF-(READ)-Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days that Launched SpaceX

The dramatic inside story of the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX and Elon Musk from a shaky startup into the worlds leading edge rocket company In 2006 SpaceX a brandnew venture with fewer than 200 employees rolled its first singleengine rocket onto a launch pad at Kwajalein Atoll After a groundbreaking launch from the middle of the Pacific Ocean the Falcon 1 rocket designed by Elon Musks engineers rose in the air for approximately thirty seconds Then its engine flamed out and the rocket crashed back into the ocean In 2007 SpaceX undertook a second launch This time the rocket rose far into space but just before reaching orbit it spun out of control Confident of success in 2008 Musk and his team launched their third rocket with several paying customers The first stage executed perfectly but instead of falling away it thudded into the second stage Another failure Elon Musk had only budgeted for three attempts when he founded SpaceXOut 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 Musks venture mirrored the trajectory of this slender singleengine rocket aimed toward the skies If it crashed and burned so would SpaceX In September 2008 SpaceXs last chance for success lifted off and accelerated like a dream soaring into orbit flawlesslyThat success would launch a miraculous decade for the company in which SpaceX grew from building a singleengine rocket to one with a staggering 27 engines created two different spacecraft and mastered reusablerocket descents using mobile drone ships on the open seas It marked a level of production and achievement that has not been seen since the space race of the 1960sBut these achievements would not have been possible without SpaceXs first four flight tests Drawing on unparalleled access and exclusive interviews with dozens of former and current employees engineers designers mechanics and executives including Elon Musk Eric Berger tells the complete story of this foundational generation that transformed SpaceX into the worlds leading space companyPLEASE NOTE When you purchase this title the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio Running Time gt 8hrs and 45mins2021 Eric Berger P2021 HarperCollins Publishers. 1992Wins Physics scholarship to University of Pennsylvania and gets Economics degree 1995 Starts post-grad programme at Stanford University, but drops out after two days to start an online publishing If serial entrepreneur Elon Musk has his way, TheNext, N ext ThingBY ROBERT STRAUSSand drive fast, efficient, cool-looking electric cars. affordable Oh, and the rest of us here on earth (At least if Process. 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