SpaceX - Elon Musk and the Final Frontier
By Brad Bergan

Explore the fascinating past, present, and possible future of Elon Musk's SpaceX inand the first comprehensive photographic historyand of the company.The private space industry's consensus leader,and SpaceX, headed by controversial billionaireand 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. Inand SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier,and science journalist and editor Bradand Berganand tells the story of SpaceX with words andand 200+ stunning photographs of the spacecraft,and key players,and and facilitiesand in California, Texas, and Florida.Berganand 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 companyand The business of private space exploration, including contracts with other private firms and NASAand Chief rivals, including Blue Origin, founded by Amazon's Jeff BezosSpaceX roles in missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyondand Berganand also covers some of SpaceX's controversial headlines, from space junk to failed test launches and the Starlink satellite constellation. Whileand examining the business, the missions, and the hardware,and 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 Frontierand isand the ultimate visual look at a groundbreaking company,and with an eye toward its relatively short past-andand a critical eye toward its possible dominion in deep space.