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    Cover of Rocketeers

    Rocketeers

    Michael P. Belfiore · 2008

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    50% recommend50% neutral

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    1. nwkJan 2015
      The Martian by Andy Weir https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18007564-the-martian

      Not new (I read 2.5 years ago), but great books:

      Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs by Michael Belfiore https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6825113-the-department-o...

      Rocketeers by Michael Belfiore https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1090296.Rocketeers

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    2. WalterBrightJan 2025
      > I don’t think he reads

      I've read that he's read "Rocketeers" by Belfiore, along with "Rocket Propulsion Elements" and "Fundamentals of Astrodynamics".

      I have all three. The latter two are very non-trivial.

      Musk is extremely well informed about technology. The idea that he doesn't read is not compelling.

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