Best of all, the book was published this year, making the information very current.
I’ve been frustrated over the years at the lack of information to be found on the websites of SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin. But with this book, Mr. Davenport was able to connect many of the dots and to clearly show where these three companies are headed.
Having grown up with Apollo, I was four years old when Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon, I feel an entire generation (mine) has missed the promise and wonder of space. The shuttle never lived up to increasing access to space and we have not left Low Earth Orbit (LEO) since Apollo 17.
In these pages we learn that we are witnessing the birth of a new golden age of human space flight. But, instead of building on the legacy of the Saturn V, rockets have been reinvented from the ground up. They are a very different type of craft, being designed on reusability.
I couldn’t help thinking that if it wasn’t for the International Space Station being a government funded destination in space, we’d not be as far along as we are. Thank goodness it is there.
You couldn’t ask for a better book to learn about space in the hands of the next generation.
It is an accessible read and will open the door to many Google searches to dive deeper into the subjects covered here.
Highly recommended.
Ad Astra.
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| Christian Davenport |
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