Garver, Lori
Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age
- ISBN 13:
- 9781635767704
- author:
- Garver, Lori
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Diversion Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 23 x 15.4 x 2.6 centimetres (0.4
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Technology & Engineering, Aeronautics & Astronautics,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Lori Garver recounts her fight to transform NASA and launch a new space age. As she rose to second-in-command at the agency, she aimed to break free from the self-interested system of government-controlled space exploration. Instead of just breaking a glass ceiling, Garver sought to dismantle the entrenched bureaucracy and hero-astronauts that had centralized power in the US space program since World War II. Garver's hard-won victories paved the way for a new era of change at NASA, collaborating with visionaries like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson. Her efforts helped create a more peaceful, inclusive, and meaningful space age by prying spaceflight from the tight grip of the aerospace/military industrial complex. This book offers a blueprint for driving productive government change, including previously unpublished conversations and insights into the epic battles that have transitioned space access to private interests.
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