Acknowledgments
This book would not have been possible without the many contributions of the following: Milt Finger of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Tina Pechon, Manny Virata, and Bill Johnson of NASA Public Affairs at the Kennedy Space Center; Charlie Parker from NASA; Michael “Minnie” Mott of NASA HQ; Dr. Kerry Joels, LtCol Chuck Beason, and Maj Lon Enloe, and Norys Davila.
Along the way, we also received valuable advice from Dean Koontz, Al Zuckerman, Richard Curtis, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Philippa Pride, Janet Berliner, Bob Fleck, Mark Budz, Marina Fitch, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, Deb Ray, Ines Heinz, and, as always, Rebecca Moesta Anderson and Cindy Beason.