Reach for the Skies Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting into Space

Name: Reach for the Skies Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting into Space
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ISBN: 9781617230035

ISBN-10: 1617230030

ISBN-13: 9781617230035

Edition: 2011

Authors: Richard Branson

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One of the world's most famous business leaders (and a well-known avian fanatic) explores the pioneers of flight. Bestselling author and billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has always been obsessed with the skies. To promote a new Virgin Airlines route, he became the first man to water ski behind a blimp. His Virgin Galactic venture will soon offer ordinary people the opportunity to experience spaceflight aboard the first commercial spaceliner, SpaceShipTwo. In Reach for the Skies, Branson examines the history of aviation over the last two hundred years, putting the spotlight on trailblazers such as: * Tony Jannus, who made the first ever commercial flight over Tampa Bay, Florida,…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/28/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.30" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

Sir Richard Branson is a hugely successful international entrepreneur, icon, and chairman of the Virgin Group. His autobiography Losing My Virginity has been a number one international bestseller.



Prologue


Introduction



The Rising



Walking on Air



Lighter than Air



ï¿½To Fly Is Everythingï¿½



The Golden Years



ï¿½A Great River of Airï¿½



Up and Away



Shrinking the World



Fanning the Flames



Above the Sky



ï¿½To Infinity and Beyond!ï¿½



Fast Glass



Back to the Future


Epilogue: Joyriding


Afterword


Notes


Further Reading


Illustration Credits


Acknowledgments


Index