The Rocket Company

Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1 Seven Billionaires and One Big Problem 1(8) Chapter 2 Big Telescopes, Hot Rodders, and Librarians 9(8) Chapter 3 Gateses, Jobses, and the Laureates' Lemma 17(6) Chapter 4 Build Big, Build Many, or Use it Again 23(12) Chapter 5 Small Market, Small Payload, But Not a Toy 35(4) Chapter 6 Myths, Mistrust, and Trust 39(8) Chapter 7 The Pitch 47(16) Chapter 8 The Business Plan 63(8) Chapter 9 Mazes, Stop Cords, and Skunk Workers 71(6) Chapter 10 Fuel Tanks, Heat Shields, and Fire Walls 77(14) Chapter 11 Balloon Tanks, Fracture Mechanics, and Friction Stir Welding 91(10) Chapter 12 Enthusiasm Bubbles, Ejections, and Expander Cycles 101(12) Chapter 13 Gasoline, Alcohol, Kerosene, or Liquid Methane 113(6) Chapter 14 Design Reviews, Prototypes, and Parawings 119(10) Chapter 15 Guidance, Navigation, and Control 129(12) Chapter 16 Webb Suit, Hard Suit, Space Suit 141(12) Chapter 17 Markets, Philosophy, Techniques, and Approaches 153(6) Chapter 18 Rockets, Jets, and Soft Landings 159(4) Chapter 19 Pilots, Payloads, and Passengers 163(8) Chapter 20 Mooncars, Monks, and Monasteries 171(12) Chapter 21 Aliens, Cheetahs, and Archea 183(6) Chapter 22 Halfway to Everywhere 189(12) Chapter 23 First Stage, First Flight 201(8) Chapter 24 Stop the Production Line! 209(10) Chapter 25 Earth Below Us 219(8) Chapter 26 Money, Manufacturing, and Marketing 227(6) Chapter 27 Always Room for Improvement 233(6) Epilogue I Space Is Finally a Place 239(8) Epilogue II Mars for the Many 247(6) Index 253(10) Supporting Materials 263