There's an excellent and fascinating book that describes, among many other things, how the satellites were saved from being "de-orbited" (crashed) about 20 years ago. It's called Eccentric Orbits. https://www.amazon.com/Eccentric-Orbits-Iridium-John-Bloom/d...
如果你喜欢这个，John Bloom 写的《Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story》是一本讲几十年前类似主题的好书。里面穿插了大量的政治内幕、创业博弈和惊险行动。
If you enjoyed this, Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story by John Bloom is a good book on the similar topic from few decades back. Spiced with a healthy bunch of politics, entrepreneurship and action.
对铱星系统（Iridium）的故事感兴趣（包括它多次濒临破产的商业桥段）的任何人，我都推荐读读 John Bloom 的《Eccentric Orbits》。
For anyone interested in the story of the Iridium system, including its many near-death business episodes, I can recommend "Eccentric Orbits", by John Bloom.
Eccentric Orbits is a really great book about their history, especially the near de-orbit with lots of fun tidbits about their fundraising and US gov response. https://www.amazon.com/Eccentric-Orbits-Iridium-John-Bloom/d...
……Julian Guthrie 的《Make a Spaceship》 94. Beryl Markham 的《West with the Night》 95. Tobias Hürter 的《The Age of Uncertainty》 96. Richard Preston 的《American Steel》 97. G. Pascal Zachary 的《Showstopper》 98. John Bloom 的《Eccentric Orbits》 99. David McCullough 的《The Great Bridge》 100. Safi Bahcall 的《Loonshots》 101. Richard Hamming 的《The Art of Doing Science and Engineering》 102. Katie Hafner 的《Where Wizards Stay Up Late》……
…Make a Spaceship by Julian Guthrie 94. West with the Night by Beryl Markham 95. The Age of Uncertainty by Tobias Hürter 96. American Steel by Richard Preston 97. Showstopper by G. Pascal Zachary 98. Eccentric Orbits by John Bloom 99. The Great Bridge by David McCullough 100. Loonshots by Safi Bahcall 101. The Art of Doing Science and Engineering by Richard Hamming 102. Where Wizards Stay Up Late by Katie Hafner…
John Bloom 写的《Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story》对于任何对卫星、通信网络或企业管理哪怕有一丁点兴趣的人来说，都是必读之作。该项目达成了好几项非凡的工程壮举，……
"Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story" by John Bloom is a must-read for anyone remotely interested in satellites, communication networks, or corporate management. The project achieved several outstanding engineering feats,…
有一本非常精彩迷人的书，里面讲了许多事情，其中就包括大约 20 年前那些卫星是如何免于被“脱轨”（坠毁）的。书名叫《Eccentric Orbits》。https://www.amazon.com/Eccentric-Orbits-Iridium-John-Bloom/d...
There's an excellent and fascinating book that describes, among many other things, how the satellites were saved from being "de-orbited" (crashed) about 20 years ago. It's called Eccentric Orbits. https://www.amazon.com/Eccentric-Orbits-Iridium-John-Bloom/d...
如果你喜欢这个，John Bloom 写的《Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story》是一本讲几十年前类似主题的好书。里面穿插了大量的政治内幕、创业博弈和惊险行动。
If you enjoyed this, Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story by John Bloom is a good book on the similar topic from few decades back. Spiced with a healthy bunch of politics, entrepreneurship and action.
对铱星系统（Iridium）的故事感兴趣（包括它多次濒临破产的商业桥段）的任何人，我都推荐读读 John Bloom 的《Eccentric Orbits》。
For anyone interested in the story of the Iridium system, including its many near-death business episodes, I can recommend "Eccentric Orbits", by John Bloom.
《Eccentric Orbits》是一本讲述他们历史的绝佳书籍，尤其是差点脱轨的那段，里面有许多关于他们筹资以及美国政府反应的有趣花絮。https://www.amazon.com/Eccentric-Orbits-Iridium-John-Bloom/d...
Eccentric Orbits is a really great book about their history, especially the near de-orbit with lots of fun tidbits about their fundraising and US gov response. https://www.amazon.com/Eccentric-Orbits-Iridium-John-Bloom/d...
……Julian Guthrie 的《Make a Spaceship》 94. Beryl Markham 的《West with the Night》 95. Tobias Hürter 的《The Age of Uncertainty》 96. Richard Preston 的《American Steel》 97. G. Pascal Zachary 的《Showstopper》 98. John Bloom 的《Eccentric Orbits》 99. David McCullough 的《The Great Bridge》 100. Safi Bahcall 的《Loonshots》 101. Richard Hamming 的《The Art of Doing Science and Engineering》 102. Katie Hafner 的《Where Wizards Stay Up Late》……
…Make a Spaceship by Julian Guthrie 94. West with the Night by Beryl Markham 95. The Age of Uncertainty by Tobias Hürter 96. American Steel by Richard Preston 97. Showstopper by G. Pascal Zachary 98. Eccentric Orbits by John Bloom 99. The Great Bridge by David McCullough 100. Loonshots by Safi Bahcall 101. The Art of Doing Science and Engineering by Richard Hamming 102. Where Wizards Stay Up Late by Katie Hafner…
John Bloom 写的《Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story》对于任何对卫星、通信网络或企业管理哪怕有一丁点兴趣的人来说，都是必读之作。该项目达成了好几项非凡的工程壮举，……
"Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story" by John Bloom is a must-read for anyone remotely interested in satellites, communication networks, or corporate management. The project achieved several outstanding engineering feats,…