eric berger, senior space editor cover spacex, nasa, everything beyond. eric is a former reporter for the "houston chronicle" and as we know 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 t

eric berger, senior space editor, covers space x, nasa and everything and beyond. eric is a former reporter for the chronicle, and as we know [inaudible] we are so thrilled that he is here tonight. 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 1

eric berger is the space editor for spacex, naafa. eric is a former reporter and as we know we are so thrilled that he is here tonight. inon conversation is andrea reporter for "the houston chronicle" and being in a big city here we have a lot to talk about. i'm going to turn this over to eric and andrea. have a wonderful conversation and i welcome back on for the question-and-answer period. welcome eric, welcome andrea and thank you for coming tonight. >> thanks valerie. >> eric it's very exciting about your book but i love how you started it off. right now i'm in texas and its you were like the cowboy days of the falcon one ftt i'm curious y you decided to write the book that way and what similarities you see between what's happening now back then. >> i wanted to help readers to understand why we should care about the spacex system the fonz 15 years ago. kind of ancient history sort of at the speed of which spacex moves but the reality is if they hadn't been successful at the rocketed they finally launched in 2008 successfully it wou

. >> author eric berger looked at the grip of entrepreneur elon musk and history of his rocket company spacex in his new book "liftoff." the blue willow bookshop in houston host this event. >> welcome everyone. n my name is valerie koehler and on thend owner of blue willow bookshop in houston, texas. i know we are people joining us from all over the country and possibly even beyond the world. i'm thrilled to be here with, to introduce an icon of our staff. where so thrilled that they're going to be joining us tonight. partner. and for, senior editor for our next, nasa and beyond. his former reporter for the file you historically, he is is the city residents over so thrilled easier to read in my decision with andrea lance brown, since my read and being in stacy here we have a lot to talk about. when it comes to space to turn this over to a position. on this question and answer period. welcome andrea, thank you for coming. >> you down. >> is very exciting about your book i will have you started it off. right now we have so much happening in south texas with the source which now is in tex

. >> author eric berger look at the group of entrepreneurs elon musk in the history of his rocket company spacex in his new book "liftoff." the blue willow bookshop in houston hosted this event. >> welcome everyone. my name is valerie koehler and on the owner of the willow bookshop in houston, texas. i know we people joining from all over thejo country and possibly even be on the world. i am thrilled to make to be here

. >> author eric berger looked at the grip of entrepreneur elon musk and history of his rocket company new book "liftoff." the blue willow bookshop in houston host this event. >> welcome everyone. n my name is valerie koehler and on thend owner of blue willow bookshop in houston, texas. i know we are people joining us from all over the country and possibly even beyond the world. i'm thrilled to be here with, to introduce an icon of our staff. where so thrilled that they're going to be joining us tonight. partner