Spaceport Earth: Legendary Launch Pads, Long-Shot Upstarts, and the Remaking of American Spaceflight
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1468312782 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From the familiar Cape Canaveral to the jungle launch site in French Guiana, South America, spaceflight fanatics will appreciate the close perspective to launch sites, while those new to the industry will be enamored by stories the industrial titans, engineers, billionaires, schemers and politicians who are redefining what it means for humans to be a spacefaring species. Life in space? This timely book shows the current state and future of the space travel industryand how this is becoming our futureat a crucial juncture in the industry’s history.The 21st-century space industry is changing drastically, the most dramatic shift happening in the United States, where private sector companieslike Elon Musk’s SpaceXare building a dizzying array of new spacecraft and rockets, not just for government use, but for any paying customer. The up-front costs of spaceports are measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars, the competition is extreme, and failure is unforgivableand often fatal.Aerospace journalist Joe Pappalardo has witnessed rocket launches around the world, visiting every working spaceport in the United States. 25 color photographs. At the heart of this space revolution are spaceports, the center and literal launching pad of spaceflight. Spaceport Earth will be a travelogue through modern space history as it is being made. In his compre
He is currently the editor-in-chief at the Dallas Observer. His work has also appeared in Smithsonian Air & Space, Esquire, Time magazine, American Way, Mental Floss, and Maxim and he has appeared on C-SPAN, CNN, and Fox News Channel. . Joe Pappalardo is a contributing editor at Popular Mechanics
. About the Author Joe Pappalardo is a contributing editor at Popular Mechanics. His work has also appeared in Smithsonian Air & Space, Esquire, Time magazine, American Way, Mental Floss, and Maxim and he has appeared on C-SPAN, CNN, and Fox News Channel. He is currently the editor-in-chief at the Dallas Observer