| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-316) and index. |
| Summary |
"Based on exclusive inside reporting, New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle tells the remarkable story of the test pilots, engineers, and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic's campaign to build a space tourism company. Schmidle follows a handful of characters-Mark Stucky, Virgin's lead test pilot ; Richard Branson, the eccentric billionaire funding the venture ; Mike Moses, the grounded, unflappable president ; Mike Alsbury, the test pilot who lost his life ; and others-through personal and professional dramas, in pursuit of their collective goal : to make space tourism a reality. Along the way, Schmidle weaves his relationship with his father--a former fighter pilot and decorated war hero--into the tragedies and triumphs that Branson's team encounters out in the Mojave Desert as they design, build, and test-fly their private rocketship."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Space vehicles -- United States -- Testing.
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Virgin Galactic -- Employees.
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Test pilots -- United States.
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Astronauts -- United States.
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Space tourism.
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| Added Title |
Virgin Galactic and the making of a modern astronaut |
| ISBN |
9781250229755 hardcover |
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1250229758 hardcover |
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9781250229748 electronic book |
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