New Ashlee Vance book on startup space companies post-SpaceX

[ecarfan]

Eric Berger reviews the new book by Vance When the Heavens Went on Sale which sounds fascinating.

The book is loosely framed around a basic idea: About 15 years ago, Musk and SpaceX proved that a private company could develop its own liquid-fueled rocket, setting off a wave of new investment in the industry. Venture capitalists were chasing the next Musk and SpaceX as the company's valuation soared above $100 billion. Satellite company Planet, along with launch startups Rocket Lab, Astra, and Firefly, are some of these companies seeking to woo investors.

Note: book is not available until May 9, Berger got an advance copy.

 

[nativewolf]

I listen to many audio books as I drive and work. Keeps the demons away. Plug for the local library- they have this book, I listen to a few books a week so the library is a boon. Support your local libraries.

I greatly enjoyed this book. Really interesting background into how small the world is, how unique rocketlabs is compared to everyone else, how 1 dynamic USA general had an outsize impact on the whole space industry. Fascinating read/listen. Much better than the EM book IMO. Maybe because much of it was new to me.