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"Rocket Billionaires" author Tim Fernholz on Seattle's unique role in the private space race

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are spending billions of their own money to explore the final frontier.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Friday, June 4, 2010.

Seattle — The mission to explore the final frontier of space has caught fire among entrepreneur billionaires, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. The book Rocket Billionaires explores how these innovators are embarking on a new space race and the potential consequences.

The inside story of the new race to conquer space, as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos spend billions of their own money to explore the final frontier.                

Author Tim Fernholz joins New Day Northwest to talk about his new book, Rocket Billioinaires. You can also follow Tim's reporting for Quartz.

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