Spaceport Earth: The Reinvention of Spaceflight

by Joe Pappalardo

Book Overview

It's the 21st-century and everything about the space industry is changing. Rather than despair over the end of American manned missions and a moribund commercial launch market, private sector companies are now changing the way humanity accesses orbit. Upstarts including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin are building a dizzying array of new spacecraft and rockets, not just for government use, but for any paying customer. At the heart...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468312782
• ISBN13: 9781468312782
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"