in conversation with andrea leinfelder, space reporter for the houston chronicle. and being in space city here, we have a lot to talk about when it comes to space. i am going to turn this over to eric and andrea to have a wonderful conversation, and i will come back on and help facilitate the questions and answer period. welcome, eric. welcome, andrea. thank you for coming tonight. >> thank you, valerie. >> it's very exciting about your book. i love how you started it off. right now we have so much happening in south texas with the starship. it feels a little bit like the cowboy days of the falcon one, soys i'm curious why you decided to start the book that way and yowhat kind of similarities you see with whatil is happening now and then. >> i wanted to help the readers understand why we should care about this little rocket that space x put so much effort into launching 15 years ago. it's kind of ancient history, sort of, the way the speed at which space x moves. the reality is that if they hadn't been successful with the falcon one rocket and finally launched it i

he founded space city weather so we arell so thrillede is here tonight inea conversatin with andrea leinfelder, space reporter for the "houston chronicle." and being in space city here we have a lot to talk about when it comes to space. i am going to turn this over to eric and andrea, and had a wonderful conversation, and i will come back on and help facilitate the question and answer period. welcome, eric. welcome, andrea. take you coming tonight. >> thank you, valerie. >> thanks. i will have you started it off. right now we have so much happening in south texas with the source which now is in texas we learned today. but you know, it feels a little like maybe the cowboy days of the falcon one so i'm curious to, why you decided what similarities you see me must have a nap and then you. >> i will readers understand why we should care about this dinky low rockets that is so much is launching 50 years. agency. the way the speed at which space x moves the reality is that they had been successful with the falcon one rocket they finally lost in 2008 successfully never would have gotten to worry, the