He’s got (rave) a review of the book, over at his web site.
Category Archives: Space History
Earthrise
Is Safety Stifling Space Development?
In which I’m interviewed by Popular Mechanics about the book. Which can be purchased on the button over to the leftright.
[Update a few minutes later]
I’d forgotten that it was on the right in the new template.
Book Sales
The book
Safe Is Not An Option
I didn’t expect the book to be available for purchase at Amazon for another couple weeks. This
Working on e-versions now.
Dear NASA
JFK just wasn’t that into you.
My space-related thoughts on the anniversary of the assassination, over at USA Today.
Scott Carpenter
I’m seeing on my Twitter timeline that he has died. If so, John Glenn is the only Mercury 7 astronaut left.
Gravity’s “Science” Problems
Jeff Foust discusses the issue over at The Space Review (spoiler warning for those who haven’t seen it). Also spoiler warning for people who read the rest of the post.
Sputnik Anniversary
An apparently before-coffee tweet from Wayne Hale this morning kicked off a minor exchange that reminded me of this back and forth I had with Homer Hickam at the LA Times on the fiftieth anniversary, six years ago. I think it holds up pretty well.
The Russian Space Program
Leonard David has a glowing review of Anatoly Zak’s new book.
[Update a while later]
Here’s another review, from Jeff Foust.