Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets That Launched a Second Space Age (Unabridged) Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets That Launched a Second Space Age (Unabridged)

Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets That Launched a Second Space Age (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

How did a shaky startup defy expectations and become the world's leading spaceflight company? Get the untold story of the team of game-changers, led by a well-known billionaire, who are sending NASA astronauts to space—and just might carry the human race to Mars.

One company dominates the modern space industry: SpaceX, founded by controversial entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2002, now sending more payloads into orbit than the rest of the world combined. But Musk didn't do it alone; the saga of SpaceX is the story of a diverse cadre of true believers in the limitless potential of space travel.

For the first time, Reentry relates the definitive chronicle of how this daring team was able to redefine what it takes to reach the stars.

With Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Eric Berger, author of Liftoff, as your guide, you'll accompany SpaceX's innovative thinkers during their toughest trials and most audacious moments, including:

- Creating the first orbital rockets that land by themselves and fly again

- Transporting a 120-foot rocket from Texas to Florida

- Recovering from a "Hell's Bells" accident before the first Falcon Heavy launch

- Frantically searching the ocean for the first rocket that splashed down intact

- Identifying the twenty-dollar part that led to a rocket exploding in flight

- Slicing up an engine days before it launched into space

From launchpad explosions to a pernicious cricket infestation to the demanding management style of Musk himself, the rise of SpaceX was beset with challenges and far from inevitable. Find out how the startup beat the odds and flew high enough to outpace their rivals... and where they're going next.

GENRE
Science & Nature
NARRATOR
RS
Rob Shapiro
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
13:00
hr min
RELEASED
2024
September 24
PUBLISHER
Podium Audio
PRESENTED BY
Audible.com
SIZE
641.9
MB

Customer Reviews

RLM_JR. ,

Praying for a bright SpaceX future.

I found reentry to be captivating and exciting. Although I found the epilogue to be a bit disturbing. I pray that Elon Musk and SpaceX have a future as bright as their past. Thank you, Mr. Berger.

wirezn ,

Wonderful deep dive and recap of SpaceX’s reusable phase

I particularly liked how much the author gave the employees and engineers center stage. I’ll definitely be doing a relisten before the end of the year just to unpack the journey.

I think I disagree with his epilogue and worries for the future of SpaceX. If Musk were to fall off the earth tomorrow, SpaceX would do just fine. There’s too much forward thinking baked in. And not mentioned is how many new engineers may turn away from SpaceX because of who Elon is becoming.

Put Jared Isaacman in as cheerleader in chief, or as a commander for Moon and Mars missions. Because space exploration cannot be “for all mankind” with someone like Elon at the head. Theres not a single race-IQ, transphobic or fake news story about election fraud he doesn’t endorse to hundreds of millions.

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