Interview on Mars Pirate Radio: Part 2

 The second part of the my interview by Doug Turnbull is now available for listening:

   

Interview on Mars Pirate Radio: Part 1

On Mars Pirate Radio, I was presented with some of the most thoughtful questions that were ever asked of me regarding the current mess that NASA is in. The first part of the interview has been put online:

   

 The second part will be posted next weekend.

I have an op-ed on Space.com

For those who care about the future of human spaceflight, Space.com has released an article by me:

 

Appearance on The Space Show

I will be Dr. David Livingston's featured guest on The Space Show to discuss my book The Plundering of NASA: an Exposé.  It will happen August 12 at 5PM EDT or 2PM PDT.  The show will be available for free downloading after it airs.  Those who listen to the show while it is live can either call in a question for me or send an email.

 

Update: August 14, 2013

The show is now available for free download.   http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2067-BWB-2013-08-12.mp3

The Plundering of NASA

"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: 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

"I really liked it. He covers all the essential background info and makes a complex topic clear and comprehensible for a broad audience."

Clark Lindsey – Managing Editor of NewSpace Watch

"A great way to increase your knowledge.  As the old saying goes, knowledge is power.  Understanding what is going on can only help our advancement in spaceflight.  A great read."

Benjamin Higginbotham – Host and Executive Producer of Spacevidcast

Newly released book - The Plundering of NASA: an Exposé

It is time that American citizens take steps to stop the Congressional pork grab that is sapping the vitality from our space program.  Some politicians are using money in NASA's budget for purposes that don't advance the agency's mission.  If, like me, you want to see America doing exciting human space missions into the inner Solar System then get this book.  It is available from book distributors and bookstores and is available as a paperback or kindle ebook.  For more information about the book or to order now, go here:
http://www.amazon.com/Plundering-NASA-Expos%C3%A9-R-D-Boozer/dp/1300939060/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380896655&sr=1-1&keywords=the+plundering+of+nasa







Ender's Game to be released in cinemas

For those of you who are Orson Scott Card fans, his classic "coming of age" science fiction novel Ender's Game is to be released November 1, 2013.  Here's a brief description for those who aren't familiar with the saga.

A group of child geniuses from all over the Earth are assembled at an orbital Battle School.  This gathering of young mentally unbiased talent is a desperate effort to figure out a way of defeating an alien insect-like race called the Formics, after said aliens execute an unprovoked attack on Earth.

I hope there is not the usual Hollywood botch up job (as was done with Heinlein's Star Ship Troopers), because I and other fan's have been waiting for this one for decades.  I think the odds of getting a great movie are good because Card himself is writing the screenplay and is one of the producers.  If they do it right, it will be great to see Ender (a child prodigy who is both intelligent and mature beyond his years), his loving older sister Valentine, and his sociopathic older brother Peter come to life, as well as the diminutive but unconquerable Bean.  Bean will figure prominently, as the film is said to contain significant elements of both the books Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow.

It is slated to have a star studded cast with Asa Butterfield (who had the title role in Hugo) as Ender, Ben Kingsley as Fleet Commander Mazer Rackam and Harrison Ford as Colonel Graf -- to name a few.  For more details look here (but I warn you first -- there are spoilers!): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_Game_%28film%29