You’ve read in previous posts over the years about my fascination with space exploration (probably stemming from my days as a Congressional investigator studying and experiencing directly the aerospace industry in the mid-1960s) and particularly the later exploits of Elon Musk.
Just the other day I finished reading “Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future” by Ashlee Vance. Recently published (May 2015), I had it on order from the local library and seem to be its first reader. (Best book yet, IMHO, on Musk.)
Almost no sooner than I put this extraordinary and gripping book down, we learn of the explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9, two minutes into a launch last week. This, following many successful launches and supply runs to the ISS (International Space Station).
Here’s the latest I have read on the accident.
And more on the book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062301233