{"product_id":"test-gods-9781250838940","title":"Test Gods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spirit of \u003ci\u003eThe Right Stuff\u003c\/i\u003e, updated for the 21st century, \u003ci\u003eTest Gods\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic story about extreme bravery and sacrifice, about the thin line between lunacy and genius. Most of all, it is a story about the pursuit of meaning in our lives--and the fulfillment of our dreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking from exclusive inside reporting, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer Nicholas Schmidle tells the remarkable story of the test pilots, engineers, and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic's campaign to build a space tourism company. Schmidle follows a handful of characters--Mark Stucky, Virgin's lead test pilot; Richard Branson, the eccentric billionaire funding the venture; Mike Moses, the grounded, unflappable president; Mike Alsbury, the test pilot killed in a fatal crash; and others--through personal and professional dramas, in pursuit of their collective goal: to make space tourism a reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Schmidle weaves his relationship with his father--a former fighter pilot and decorated war hero--into the tragedies and triumphs that Branson's team confronts out in the Mojave desert as they design, build, and test-fly their private rocket ship. Gripping and novelistic, \u003ci\u003e Test Gods\u003c\/i\u003e leads us, through human drama, into a previously unseen world--and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250838940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.70w x 1.10d","brand":"Nicholas Schmidle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493162283189,"sku":"9781250838940","price":22.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5301ed0e-1d92-4c75-a31a-c086668ccbd1.jpg?v=1721747284","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/test-gods-9781250838940","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}