Originally, launching satellites was the preserve of governments, beginning with Sputnik 1 in October 1957.
TheresElon Musk, of course, CEO of SpaceX; but this is not another Elon Musk documentary.
I just felt like it was a different space story than youve ever seen before.
‘Wild Wild Space’Courtesy of HBO
It laid out a frenzied intergalactic land grab going on above our heads.
When I read the book, I loved the tone so much, Kauffman tells Deadline.
And I just started with the characters, some of the characters that Ashlee had incredibly connected with.
Peter Beck (right), CEO of Rocket LabCourtesy of HBO
Were talking about technology that underpins our economy and contemporary lifestyle.
It is quite fragile, very fragile.
Vance adds, You see it with [SpaceX subsidiary] Starlink, for example.
Some of this, I think, is the fault of the U.S. government and Western allies.
They could have built a satellite online grid like this.
But then as a result of that in action, you put yourself in some extraordinarily precarious positions.
Its just a shift.
Wild Wild Spacealso serves as a wakeup call.
The documentary points out that Russia has tested missile technology that could shoot satellites out of the sky.
Musk, Beck, Marshall, and others to the rescue?
