The Plundering of NASA

At last here is a book peering behind the veil of Congressional politics which force NASA to do the bidding of regional interests that cripple the nation's capabilities in both exploring outer space and exploiting its enormous economic potential.. . America stopped doing ambitious human space exploration missions four decades ago. The general press and technical publications have yet to adequately publicize the political causes behind the lack of great spaceflight accomplishments that everyone once expected would occur by the Twenty-First Century.. . Presenting the opinions of astronauts prominent rocket scientists and space policy analysts while also revealing unpublicized studies conducted by NASA industry and universities The Plundering of NASA: An Exposé combines into one book many of the facts the major media have either ignored or not discovered. Expert sources explain modern and economically practical solutions that can allow NASA to exceed its former Apollo glory within its current budget. In short the book relates how honest misconceptions greed and an outdated faction within NASA itself cause our nation to get less for its space agency tax dollars than it could and should.. . Buzz about book:. I hope you continue as a voice against pork at NASA. Lori Garver - (former Deputy Administrator of NASA) commenting to the author about The Plundering of NASA: an Exposé. . The Plundering of NASA offers an insightful analysis of the agency's struggle with external forces tending to distort a clear long-term US vision for space exploration. In crisp and concise prose R.D. Boozer calls into question NASA's current flight plan for reaching its stated destination and makes the case for recasting that plan in the crucible of the game-changing technologies needed for a truly sustainable and robust human exploration of space. An enlightening read for those who are not in the field and food for thought for those who are.. Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz - former Space Shuttle Astronaut CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company. . I just finished reading your great book.  Good going! We are really swimming upstream perhaps until the next election.. O. GlennSmith former manager ofSpace Shuttle systems engineering at NASA's Johnson Spaceflight Center. The Plundering of NASA: An Exposé by R.D. Boozer is the indispensable source for a wide range of information about the SLS controversy and the machinations within NASA the Congress aerospace companies and two Administrations that have left us in the terrible mess we are in today. It is the most comprehensive single source for both SLS-Orion program information and context. I have written several articles about the SLS issue and found the book very valuable and interesting.. John K Strickland Jr - member National Space Society Board of Directors. Advocate: Space Frontier Foundation. . About the author:. R.D. (Rick) Boozer has a Master of Astronomy degree in Astrophysics. He has had a lifelong intense interest in astronomy physics and human space flight. Currently he is conducting cutting-edge research related to his doctorate tutors advanced mathematics and physics to high school and college students and occasionally teaches evening astronomy classes at a local university. Mr. Boozer also gives public presentations of his spectacular award-winning deep space photos and does speaking engagements to excite the people about the mysteries of science. His Astro Maven blog and Singularity Scientific website were created as a public service to put forward the message that science can be fun.