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Business Wars

Wondery

History, Business, David Brown, Management

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

It's 2016 and Virgin Galactic is about to re-enter the space race following its fatal test flight two years earlier.

But the company's early lead in human spaceflight is eroding fast. Blue Origin, Boeing and SpaceX are closing in.

The race to become the first private company to launch a person into space is almost over and there can only be one winner.

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0:17.6	It's December 2015 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, New York, New York,
0:29.8	and several Florida.
0:31.1	The SpaceX team is busy tracking the Falcon 9 rocket that's just blasted off, but Elon Musk
0:36.7	isn't looking at the screens.
0:38.9	Instead, he's pulling on a reflective jacket and a hard hat.
0:43.6	As Musk heads for the exit, a team member calls out to him.
0:47.2	Elon, you leaving?
0:49.3	Yeah, I want to see this with my own eyes.
0:54.0	Musk steps outside.
0:55.8	It's after dark and drizzling.
0:58.5	He walks to the causeway connecting the Cape to the mainland.
1:02.3	He stands there alone and looks across the water.
1:06.2	About a mile away, he can see the launch pad lights.
1:10.8	A month ago, Blue Origin launched and landed a reusable space rocket.
1:15.5	Gaul did missing out on that space travel milestone.
1:19.0	Musk now wants to do the same with a rocket that's both bigger and faster.
1:24.6	Success isn't guaranteed.
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