Space Entrepreneurs

Space Entrepreneurs book cover — CONTENTS You Can Be an Entrepreneur 4 Into Space 6 Rocket Start-Up Star Elon Musk 8 Around the World 10 Satellite Start-Up Stars Natalya Bailey and Louis Perna 12 Space Tourism 14 Space Trip Start-Up Star Eric Anderson 16 Space Data 18 Space Data Start-Up Star Dan Berkenstock 20 Mines in Space 22 Exploration Start-Up Star Chris Lewicki 24 The New Space Race 26 Your Start-Up Story 28 Glossary 30 Learning More 31 Index 32

Space Entrepreneurs — page 1 — YOU CAN BE AN ENTREPRENEUR On April 8 2016 Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 launched Its first stage booster or innovative idea then turn that idea into a business that supplies those goods or services Start-ups are brand-new businesses created by entrepreneurs entrepreneurs changing the world The world is changing at a fast pace New technologies are being introduced that change the way we live and work We face many challenges including overpopulation global warming and the depletion of natural resources However we can tackle these challenges using science and technology if we think creatively solve problems and work together By exploring the possibilities that space offers many innovative entrepreneurs are doing just that To land the booster rocket so that it could be reused SpaceX had to calculate exactly where it would fall rocket came off as planned and fell toward the ocean The rocket successfully landed on a drone ship Most other rockets fall back to Earth and are destroyed Musk’s Falcon 9 was a solution to these one-time-use rockets By reusing its booster rockets the Falcon 9 saves both energy and waste It is an example of how brilliant entrepreneurs are using their skills in space science Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups An entrepreneur is someone who plans starts and runs a business that provides goods or services Entrepreneurs are people who take risks to develop new products and start new businesses They sometimes have an original 4 4

Space Entrepreneurs — page 2 — INSPIRING STORIES Early Thinkers Scientists and engineers throughout history have helped us get into space Isaac Newton 1642 1726 studied science and mathematics from a young age When he was in his early 20s he helped invent calculus Calculus is a special type of math that can help explain how planets move It was Newton who first figured out that if a cannonball was fired fast enough it would fall beyond the curve of Earth The cannonball would keep falling eventually circling the planet The work of Isaac Newton made it possible for later scientists and entrepreneurs to investigate space Entrepreneurs of the Future Elon Musk is just one of many young entrepreneurs who are joining the race to space Space-tech start-up companies are launching satellites They are bringing tourists to space Some are even planning to mine asteroids Perhaps you will one day follow in their footsteps launching your own start-up into a whole new world SpaceX hopes that its Dragon capsule will one day take astronauts to the International Space Station ISS 5 5

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