Author, editor, and frequent keynote speaker on space subjects. I have authored 18 books on space exploration and development, written extensively for NASA/JPL, Caltech, and many other publications. I'm Editor-in-Chief for "Ad Astra" magazine, the quarterly print publication of the National Space Society. Other periodical clients include Space.com, Sky at Night, PopSci, Futurity, Huffington Post, and various journals and blogs. Recent speaking engagements include the IBM Watson IoT conference, the Smithsonian Institution, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman, the Thunderbird School of Global Management, the Young President's Organization, the Consumer Electronics Show, IEEE's national conference, AIAA events, and many more. Regularly scheduled radio appearances include WGN/Chicago, KFI/Los Angeles, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Coast-to-Coast AM, and many dozens of other media outlets. Please inquire for more information on speaking and media appearances.My nonfiction books focus on innovation, technology, science, and the history and future of spaceflight. My 2019 book "Space 2.0" has become widely adopted as a "must-read" inside NASA, aerospace education departments, the U.S. Air Force, and by aerospace companies seeking competitive insights about the new space age. New book titles for 2018-2019 include:"Interplanetary Robots" (Prometheus Books, 2018)"Heroes of the Space Age" (Prometheus Books, 2019)"First on the Moon" (Sterling Books, 2019)"Space 2.0" (BenBella Books, 2019)"Mars: Making Contact" (Carlton Books, Sept. 8 2016)."Blueprint for a Battlestar" (Sterling Publishing, Oct. 11 2016)"Amazing Stories of the Space Age" (Prometheus Books, Jan. 2017)"Space 2.0" has become the standard overview of the new space age and its entrepreneurial/ international nature, and has been lauded by thought leaders from NASA, academia, aerospace, and others within the spaceflight community. The book garnered rave reviews in Forbes, Space.com and the Space Review, and has been featured on PBS and many other venues. It has been published in English and Mandarin."Innovation the NASA Way"​ has received powerful reviews and generated numerous appearances, and has been featured on PBS, the Wall Street Journal, and numerous other high-profile venues. It is currently published in English, Japanese, and Mandarin editions. Consulting with The Conference Board in New York, I co-designed and wrote the Apollo Leadership Development Experience with NASA's Johnson Space Center. I hold a BA from the Art Center College of Design and an MA from Stanford University.