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 Author, "Heroes of the Space Age," Prometheus Books |  Author, "Space 2.0," BenBella Books |  Editor-in-Chief, Ad Astra magazine |
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 Author, "First to the Moon," Sterling Books |  Author, "Interplanetary Robots," Prometheus Books |  Author, "Amazing Stories of the Space Age," Prometheus Books |
 Author, "Mars: Making Contact," Sterling Books |  Author, "Blueprint for a Battlestar," Sterling Books |  Author, "Innovation the NASA Way," McGraw-Hill |
 "Modern Marvels" Produced Multiple Episodes |  Created Leadership Training for NASA |  Author, "CURIOSITY," Prometheus Books |
 Author, "Missions to the Moon," Bestseller, Sterling Books |  Writer of Multiple Articles for Tech and Innovation |  Innovation Leadership Training |
 Books Translated into Multiple Languages |  Author, "Destination Moon," Smithsonian Books |  Books Translated into Multiple Languages |
 Writer/Producer, "The Space Race" |  Author, "Destination Mars," Prometheus Books |
See Rod's presentation at CES on "SPACE 2.0: The New Space Age" with NASA's Kira Blackwell, director of the iTech initiative.
"FIRST ON THE MOON" ON SALE!
Now in its fifth printing, "First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience" sold out within hours of its release. A year later it is still in stock for the bargain price of $16.95! With a foreword by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, this new telling of the historic first landing on the moon includes previously unpublished lunar photo montages, exclusive interviews with the children of Armstrong and Aldrin, and much more.
For information on this book or to schedule author interviews, contact Anthony LaSasso at Sterling Publishing, or the author via the contact page.
The New York Times recently featured "First on the Moon" in their "New and Noteworthy" selections.
Publishers Weekly said, "Packed with archival images and documents, some of them previously unpublished, this book includes a foreword by Buzz Aldrin. It’s one of several new gift-appropriate photo books and covers the mission from start to finish."
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR AD ASTRA MAGAZINE
Since 2017 I have had the privilege of editing Ad Astra
magazine for the National Space Society. This quarterly print publication now reaches over 100,000 readers. We offer in-depth coverage of NewSpace, NASA exploration, commercial space plans, and the history of spaceflight. Ad Astra is available to all members of the NSS and is now available to the public by subscription.
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