(Musk has said he chose the name because many critics deemed SpaceX's ambitious goals impossible when he founded the company in 2002.)įollow Mike Wall on Twitter and Google+. Dragon, meanwhile, got its moniker from "Puff the Magic Dragon," the 1963 hit song by the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. For example, he named the company's rockets after the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo's spaceship in the "Star Wars" films. Musk has drawn inspiration for names from sci-fi before. My gratitude extends beyond the limits of my capacity to express it, Why had he done it Escape. But the company eventually wants to bring its reusable rockets back on land, at or close to their launch sites. Quotes from The Player of Games All reality is a game. Banks (Author) 7,451 ratings Book 2 of 9: A Culture Novel See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 211.86 Other used and collectible from 207.89 Paperback 15.49 Other new and used from 2. It's a playground society of sports, stellar cruises, parties, and festivals. The Player of Games (Culture, 2) Paperback Maby Iain M. Humanity has filled the galaxy, and thanks to ultra-high technology everyone has everything they want, no one gets sick, and no one dies.
The unmanned drone ships provide a measure of safety at this stage, allowing SpaceX to conduct rocket-return tests far from any buildings or people. Banks presents a distant future that could almost be called the end of history. Such technology could dramatically reduce the cost of spaceflight, Musk has said, perhaps making Mars colonization economically feasible. 10 test was part of SpaceX's ongoing effort to develop fully and rapidly reusable rockets. Mocked, blackmailed, almost murdered, Gurgeh accepts the game, and with it the challenge of his life - and very possibly his death.The Jan. a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor. Master of every board, computer and strategy.īored with success, Gurgeh travels to the Empire of Azad, cruel and incredibly wealthy, to try their fabulous game. The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. Banks, a modern master of science fiction.
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