Explore the fascinating past present and possible future of Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the first
comprehensive photographic 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 with words and 200+ stunning photographs of the spacecraft key players and
facilities in California Texas and Florida. 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 visual look at a groundbreaking company with an eye toward its
relatively short past—and a critical eye toward its possible dominion in deep space .
