The rocket company
by Patrick J. G. Stiennon · first published 2005
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…end is kinda corny, especially if you are a typical skeptic/rationalist Silicon Valley type. It's not exactly how it happened with SpaceX, but there are quite a few parallels: http://www.amazon.com/The-Rocket-Company-Library-Flight/dp/1... EDIT: In case you are not sure, it's a fiction book. It's interesting because it presages some things SpaceX did later.
on “Grasshopper 100m Lateral Divert Test” ↗…philosophy reusable two stage to orbit rocket. It also used aluminum computer aided machining and friction stir welding to increase seam strength and lower structural weight. http://www.amazon.com/The-Rocket-Company-Library-Flight/dp/1...
on “SpaceX just landed a rocket on a drone ship for the first time” ↗The fictional book The Rocket Company, by Patrick J. G. Stiennon and David M. Hoerr, is a basic narrative about creating a space launch services company designed around a two-stage rocket, with both booster and second stage manned by a single…
on “A rocket a day keeps the high costs away (1993)” ↗