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The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial frontier The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program Nearly a half century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons most notably Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, along with Richard Branson and Paul Allen are using Silicon Valley style innovation to dramatically lower the cost of space travel, and send humans even further than NASA has gone These entrepreneurs have founded some of the biggest brands in the world , Microsoft, Virgin, Tesla, PayPal and upended industry after industry Now they are pursuing the biggest disruption of all space.Based on years of reporting and exclusive interviews with all four billionaires, this authoritative account is a dramatic tale of risk and high adventure, the birth of a new Space Age, fueled by some of the world s richest men as they struggle to end governments monopoly on the cosmos The Space Barons is also a story of rivalry hard charging startups warring with established contractors, and the personal clashes of the leaders of this new space movement, particularly Musk and Bezos, as they aim for the moon and Mars and beyond. Free Download [ The Space Barons ] By [ Christian Davenport ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The full title of this book, The Space Barons Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos, emphasizes the battle between two of the main figures in the book While I understand the name dropping can potentially help in sellingcopies, I feel it is important to mention others featured in the book Paul Allen Microsoft co founder , Burt Rutan not a Baron, but important for his role , and Sir Richard Branson Virgin Group.I chose to read this book because of my previous i The full title of this book, The Space Barons Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos, emphasizes the battle between two of the main figures in the book While I understand the name dropping can potentially help in sellingcopies, I feel it is important to mention others featured in the book Paul Allen Microsoft co founder , Burt Rutan not a Baron, but important for his role , and Sir Richard Branson Virgin Group.I chose to read this book because of my previous interest in space exploration colonization, which unfortunately did not extend much further than what NASA had accomplished While I was aware of three of the names involved Bezos, Musk, and Brans...I requested this book from Netgalley for a few different reasons The number one reason being that I m slightly obsessed with humanity s scientific journey to attempt to get us in to space My husband has heard me saythan once that, given the opportunity, I would gladly upend my life and go live on Mars to assist in terraforming I ve just always been interested in space, and space exploration and ultimately am a little resentful of the fact that I will most likely never get to see what s I requested this book from Netgalley for a few different reasons The number one reason being that I m slightly obsessed with humanity s scientific journey to attempt to get us in to space My husband has heard me saythan once that, given the opportunity, I would gladly upend my life and go live on Mars to assist in terraforming I ve just always been interested in space, and space exploration and ultimately am a little resentful of the fact that I will most likely never get to see what s beyond our Earth with my own eyes I wanted to know what future generations have to look forward to with regard to space travel, and how we re going to get there I m also a huge fan of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, so part of me requesting this was a little bit of fangirling...Over the last decade I ve occasionally seen news items relating to Space X or Virgin Galactic, but hadn t paid them too much attention I mengaged with the subject now, having read this remarkable story of how a group of billionaire business rivals each working separately created start up space technology companies that have added a new dimension to the space industry The book predominantly features the pugnacious Elon Musk, the flamboyant Richard Branson, and quiet man Jeff Bezos Mi Over the last decade I ve occasionally seen news items relating to Space X or Virgin Galactic, but hadn t paid them too much attention I mengaged with the subject now, ha...As a kid, did you ever say to yourself, Someday, I m going to Mars Well, hello, we re almost there and it s not on the public s dime as people used to complain about, it s on Elon Musk s many dimes and Jeff Bezo s and other future thinking minds The Space Barons should wake all of us up and get us all back on track to not only thinking about what we could do if something serious did happen to our planet Earth, but to doing something about it now Musk and Bezo as children made for interes As a ki...The latest iPhone is great, but the real buzz in science and technology is the plight to colonize Mars Perhaps still too far fetched for some, the race to be the first commercial shuttle between Earth and Mars is a very real and burgeoning enterprise, with unthinkable funds being expended and sometimes exploded along the way Recent movies and books such as Interstellar 2014 , The Martian 2011 2014 , and The Terranauts 2016 have begun to imbue collective popular consciousnes...Space Barons failed to capture my interest in the long run The initial chapters about Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos weren t well organized, but they had enough interesting bits that I kept coming back to the book When Burt Rutan s story was introduced, however, the author lost me Mr Davenport followed the same pa...My wife is from Cameroon so she thrilled that the first creature that America sent into orbit was from Cameroon.The creature was named Enos He was a chimp from Cameroon He flew aboard the Mercury Atlas 5 on November 29, 1961 Enos logged three hours and 21 minutes in space He paved the way for the first American orbital flight just three months later.I m a fan of space exploration and astronomy I m a even bigger fan of the privatization of spaceflight so I ve been following the news fairly c My wife is from Cameroon so she thrilled that the first creature that America sent into orbit was from Cameroon.The creature was named Enos He was a chimp from Cameroon He flew aboard the Mercury Atlas 5 on November 29, 1961 Enos logged three hours and 21 minutes in space He paved the way for the first American orbital flight just three months later.I m a fan of space exploration and astronomy I m a even bigger fan of the privatization of spaceflight so I ve been following the news fairly closely.Still, just like I didn t know about Enos the chimp, Christian Davenport s upcoming book, Space Barons Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos, delivers plenty of facts that I didn t kn...Not long ago, I reviewed Elon Musk Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance, and The Everything Store Jeff Bezos and the Age ofby Brad Stone Both books are well done They re the product of professional journalists who are good at what they do But neither book comes close to Christian Davenport s superb new book, The Space Barons Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos, in offering insight into the personality of these two extraordinary Not long ago, I reviewed Elon Musk Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance, and The Everything Store Jeff Bezos and the Age ofby Brad Stone Both books are well done They re the product of professional journalists who are good at what they do But neither book comes close to Christian Davenport s superb new book, The Space Barons Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos, in offering insight into the personality of these two extraordinary men who are the central characters in his book.Illuminating personal detailsThe personal details about the lives of Musk and Bezos are abundant and highly revealing For example, here is Davenport with an anecdote from the early life of Elon Musk He had such concentration that as a toddler in Montessori school, his teachers would have to pick him up in his chair to keep him moving from task to task And this about Bezos His girlfriend from high schoo...This book is a thorough and professional review of the current state of space flight in the US As the cover promises, it s a tale filled with the current rock stars of capitalism Musk, Bezos, Branson, et al And a few names that have made history but aren t quite as familiar Burt Rutan, Mike Melvill, and a host of others.It s a book of tales, not technology, and that s great for most readers And the stories and subplots are magnificent and glorious just what you d expect from men who have a This book is a thorough and professional review of the current state of space flight in the US As the cover promises, it s a tale filled with the current rock stars of capitalism Musk, Bezos, Branson, et al And a few names that have made history but aren t quite as familiar Burt Rutan, Mike Melvill, and a ...Space barons is a good compiling of the separate space ventures and companies currently in the business It has a narrow focus, which is wise I have not yet tired of hearing of spacex s success, ingenuity, can do spirit or Elon musk s biting charm and brazenness Davenport s approach fills in the gaps for me on what is going on in the different companies and how they came to be.I can t imagine this is a satisfying read for someone who is already up to speed on the industry and excited about its Space bar...

The Space Barons
  • 17 May 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 1610398297
  • Christian Davenport
  • The Space Barons