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An instant New York Times BestsellerOne of the most exciting tales of our time... Its the next tech frontier, and Vance turns it into a thriller Walter Isaacson, author of Steve JobsEloquent, expertly reported Brad Stone, author of The Everything StoreA momentous look at the private companies driving the revolutionary new space race, from the 3million copy, New York Times bestselling author of Elon MuskIn 2008, Elon Musks SpaceX became the first private company to build a lowcost rocket that could reach orbit. Suddenly Silicon Valley, not NASA, was the epicentre of the new Space Age. Ashlee Vance follows four pioneering companies Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs and Rocket Lab as they race to control access to outer space. While the space tourism ambitions of billionaires such as Bezos and Branson make headlines, these undertheradar companies are striving to monetise Earths lower orbit to connect, analyse and monitor everything on Earth. With unprecedented access to private company headquarters, labs and topsecret launch locations from the US to New Zealand, Ukraine to India Vance presents a gripping account of private jets, communes, guntoting bodyguards, drugs, espionage investigations and multimillionaires guzzling booze as their fortunes disappear. This is the most pressing and controversial technology story of our time. Welcome to the new Wild West above the clouds. | Ashlee Vance When The Heavens Went On Sale : The Misfits & Geniuses Racing to