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In Robert Heinlein’s classic short story, The Man Who Sold the Moon (1949), a tycoon named Delos D Harriman is obsessed with being the pioneer who first reaches the moon, and he wants to control as much lunar real estate as possible. He lies, cheats, bribes, begs and persuades other moneybags to invest in his venture, which ultimately succeeds. But his company’s board refuses to allow him to risk his life by getting onto a rocket!
It seems Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have better control of their respective boards in real-life than the fictional Harriman. Branson took
