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SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier Audiobook, by Brad Bergan Play Audiobook Sample

SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier Audiobook

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Read By: James Patrick Cronin Publisher: Motorbooks Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 1.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: August 2024 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780760395837

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

11

Longest Chapter Length:

60:16 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

14 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

18:55 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Explore the fascinating past, present, and possible future of Elon Musk’s SpaceX in this comprehensive history of the company.

The private space industry’s consensus leader, SpaceX, headed by controversial billionaire Elon Musk, was worth an estimated $187 billion in 2023 while taking on more roles—flying cargo, supplies, and astronauts to outer space, and even playing a central role as rocket supplier to NASA’s Artemis moon mission. In SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier, science journalist and editor Brad Bergan tells the story of SpaceX.

Bergan examines every detail surrounding SpaceX’s efforts to accelerate humankind’s exploration and understanding of outer space, including:

  • The personal and private forces that led Musk to form the company 
  • The business of private space exploration, including contracts with other private firms and NASA 
  • Chief rivals, including Blue Origin, founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
  • SpaceX roles in missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond 



Bergan also covers some of SpaceX's controversial headlines, from space junk to failed test launches and the Starlink satellite constellation. While examining the business, the missions, and the hardware, Bergan looks at the importance of design-forward equipment and, finally, the endgame: what ultimately is “in it” for SpaceX?

SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier is the ultimate look at a groundbreaking company, with an eye toward its relatively short past—and a critical eye toward its possible dominion in deep space.

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""The details of Space X hardware, especially the Starship, are read almost like science fiction.Excellent writing is supported by outstanding photos and images.Many of the photos appear for the first time in this book.  A great book, a great gift, and a great read … enjoy!"—Ed Downs, In Flight USA"

Quotes

  • "...science journalist Brad Bergan creates a fascinating picture of Musk's vision...We particularly like the high-quality pictures showing the evolution of reusable rockets, and the many different prototypes for landers that will one day land reach the surface of the Moon — and beyond."—Live Science

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About James Patrick Cronin

James Patrick Cronin began his audiobook career at twelve years of age opposite Christopher Lloyd in The Pagemaster. An Earphones Award–winning narrator, he has recorded over one hundred audiobooks across an extensive range of genres. A classically trained stage actor with an MFA from the University of Louisville and a degree in philosophy, he has spent his years since college performing as an actor and a comedian on stages all over the world. He has performed everything from the classics to original material in Ireland, Scotland, Serbia, and Israel, as well as all across the United States.