The Rocket Company
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Description
The Rocket Company is a fictional account of the development of a commercial two stage to orbit (TSTO) reusable launch vehicle (RLV). Included is a description of the business model devised by a group of seven fictional investors committed to creating an economic engine that will cause the cost of space transportation to spiral rapidly downward as the market for launch services expands. In this context, the marketing, regulatory, and technical problems facing any serious attempt to reduce the cost of space transportation are explored. Although a work of fiction, the book follows in the vein of non-fictional accounts of the development of successful technological products and businesses, such as The Soul of a New Machine, and American Steel.Read more
Episodes (30)
Chapter 1 Seven Billionaires and One Big Problem
Chapter 2 Big Telescopes, Hot Rodders, and Librarians
Chapter 3 Gateses, Jobses, and the Laureates’ Lemma
Chapter 4 Build Big, Build Many, or Use it Again
Chapter 5 Small Market, Small Payload, But Not a Toy
Chapter 6 Myths, Mistrust, and Trust
Chapter 7 The Pitch
Chapter 8 The Business Plan
Chapter 9 Mazes, Stop Cords, and Skunk Workers
Chapter 10 Fuel Tanks, Heat Shields, and Fire Walls