{"product_id":"9780753557761","title":"When The Heavens Went On Sale : The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach","description":"Author(s): Vance, Ashlee, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 18\/07\/2024, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 544 pages, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: W H Allen, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Ebury Publishing, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Biography: business \u0026amp; industry\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 200 x 130 x 35mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 370g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780753557761\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e*An instant New York Times Bestseller*'One of the most exciting tales of our time... It's the next tech frontier, and Vance turns it into a thriller' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs'Eloquent, expertly reported' Brad Stone, author of The Everything StoreA momentous look at the private companies driving the revolutionary new space race, from the 3-million copy, New York Times bestselling author of Elon MuskIn 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. Suddenly Silicon Valley, not NASA, was the epicentre of the new Space Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshlee Vance follows four pioneering companies - Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs and Rocket Lab - as they race to control access to outer space. While the space tourism ambitions of billionaires such as Bezos and Branson make headlines, these under-the-radar companies are striving to monetise Earth's lower orbit; to connect, analyse and monitor everything on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith unprecedented access to private company headquarters, labs and top-secret launch locations - from the US to New Zealand, Ukraine to India - Vance presents a gripping account of private jets, communes, gun-toting bodyguards, drugs, espionage investigations and multimillionaires guzzling booze as their fortunes disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the most pressing and controversial technology story of our time. Welcome to the new Wild West above the clouds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697613230317,"sku":"9780753557761","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9780753557761.jpg?v=1737226139","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780753557761","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}