Test gods : Virgin Galactic and the making of a modern astronaut
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781250229755, 1250229758
Physical Desc
xii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781250229755, 1250229758
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"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. Gripping and novelistic, Test Gods leads us, through human drama, into a previously unseen world-and beyond"--,Provided by publisher.
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 387.8 SCH | Available |
Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 387.8092 SCH | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 387.8 SCH | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Schmidle, N. (2021). Test gods: Virgin Galactic and the making of a modern astronaut (First edition.). Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schmidle, Nicholas. 2021. Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut. Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schmidle, Nicholas. Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut Henry Holt and Company, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Schmidle, Nicholas. Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut First edition., Henry Holt and Company, 2021.
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