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Title:
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How to make a spaceship : a band of renegades, an epic race, and the birth of private space flight /
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Authors:
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Julian Guthrie, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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New York : Penguin Press, 2016
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-1-101-98049-1
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Size:
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xvi, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates / ill. / 25 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL795
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Subjects:
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Entrepreneurship
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Outer space--Civilian use
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Space tourism
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Space vehicles
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SpaceShipOne (Spacecraft)
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Description:
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"When NASA began winding down its manned missions, Peter Diamandis realized that his lifelong dream of space travel needed a fresh trajectory. If the government wouldn't send him, he'd create an industry that could. His inspiration came from an unlikely place: Reading Charles Lindbergh's The spirit of St. Louis, Diamandis learned that the transatlantic flight that galvanized the airline industry was not just a stunt but an attempt to win a prize. Why, Diamandis thought, couldn't the same be done for private space flight? The story of SpaceShipOne, and the hunt for a ten-million-dollar prize is an extraordinary tale of making the impossible possible. In the end, as Diamandis dreamed, the result wasn't just a victory for one team--it was the foundation for a new industry and a new age."--Page 4 of cover.
Recipient of the 2016 AAS Emme award for astronautical literature.
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