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Spaceport Earth: The Reinvention of Spaceflight (Paperback, Reprint)
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Spaceport Earth: The Reinvention of Spaceflight (Paperback, Reprint)
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It's the 21st-century and everything about the space industry is
changing, and leading that charge are private sector companies
including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, which
are building a dizzying array of new spacecraft and rockets, not
just for government use, but for any paying customer. At the heart
of this space revolution are spaceports, the center and literal
launching pads of spaceflight. Spaceports cost hundreds of millions
of dollars, face extreme competition, and host operations that do
not tolerate failures-which can often be fatal. Aerospace
journalist Joe Pappalardo has witnessed space rocket launches
around the world, from the jungle of French Guiana to the coastline
of California. In his comprehensive work Spaceport Earth,
Pappalardo describes the rise of private companies and how they are
reshaping the way the world is using space for industry and
science. Spaceport Earth is a travelogue through modern space
history as it is being made, offering space enthusiasts, futurists,
and technology buffs a close perspective of rockets and launch
sites, and chronicling the stories of industrial titans, engineers,
government officials, billionaires, schemers, and politicians who
are redefining what it means for humans to be a spacefaring
species.
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