A photo collage of Elon musk, the Twitter logo, and the SpaceX spaceship
  • "Reentry" is a new book about SpaceX's meteoric rise after its first rocket launch.
  • Its author, veteran space journalist Eric Berger, spoke with Business Insider about his reporting.
  • Elon Musk was key to SpaceX's success, but his new fixations may have "serious consequences," Berger says.

If any of Elon Musk's ventures have shown him to be a visionary, it's SpaceX.