pbIn the spirit of iThe Right Stuffi, updated for the 21st century, iTest Godsi is an epic story about extreme bravery and sacrifice, about the thin line between lunacy and genius. Most of all, it is a story about the pursuit of meaning in our lives--and the fulfillment of our dreams.b pWorking from exclusive inside reporting, iNew Yorkeri writer Nicholas Schmidle tells the remarkable story of the test pilots, engineers, and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic's campaign to build a space tourism company. Schmidle follows a handful of characters--Mark Stucky, Virgin's lead test pilot Richard Branson, the eccentric billionaire funding the venture Mike Moses, the grounded, unflappable president Mike Alsbury, the test pilot killed in a fatal crash and others--through personal and professional dramas, in pursuit of their collective goal to make space tourism a reality. pAlong the way, Schmidle weaves his relationship with his father--a former fighter pilot and decorated war hero--into the tr