Eric Berger: on his new book 'Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age'

In this episode, Ben sits down (again) with Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica and author of the upcoming book 'Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age' They discuss the Polaris Dawn mission, the state of the space industry, NASA's Crew-9 launch delay, and the latest breaking stories in the space industry. Eric shares his thoughts on Elon Musk's current focus and vision at SpaceX, as well as the critical role billionaires are playing in space exploration.  OUTLINE: Here's approximate timestamps for the episode. 00:00 Intro to Episode 103 00:40 Eric back for more! 01:20 Interviewing NASA administrator 02:08 Starliner date pushed back 03:51 Polaris Dawn 05:22 Why is it significant? 07:20 Billionaires in Space 08:50 NEW BOOK: "Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age" 12:10 The Technical Challenges of SpaceX 2008-2020 15:10 Importance of Gwynne Shotwell 17:00 Significance of Falcon Heavy 19:00 The emotion of launches 21:10 Artemis 24:02 China 24:50 New Glenn 26:06 First mover advantage for reusable rocket companies? 28:15 Stoke Space 28:30 SpaceX 29:32 Vision of SpaceX 31:40 Elon and politics 33:55 Elon's Musks Plans too ambitious? 36:20 Wrap Up and socials Pre-order Eric's new book Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Reentry-SpaceX-Reusable-Rockets-Launched/dp/1637745273 Penguin: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/759707/reentry-by-eric-berger/ X: https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Youtube: www.youtube.com/@astrobenpodcast Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ X: https://x.com/Gambleonit Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@astrobenpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobenpodcast/