![]() ![]() The characters behind this new fight to dominate the skies are just as interesting as the ones Wolfe wrote about decades ago. In “When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach,” Ashlee Vance writes about a new kind of space race marked by private companies launching rockets and putting a massive number of satellites into orbit. “When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach,” by Ashlee Vance (Ecco)ĭuring the space race of the 1960s that was chronicled by Tom Wolfe in “The Right Stuff,” the era was personified by larger-than-life heroes like John Glenn, Gus Grissom and Alan Shepard. This cover image released by Ecco shows "When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach" by Ashlee Vance. ![]()
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