ISScapades – The Crippling of America’s Space Program

Covering the International Space Station’s (ISS) inception through the launching of the first two components nearly two decades later, this insider’s account details its demise from a once-promising global initiative to a project rife with controversy, dogged by delays, and filled with budget battles.

Beattie explains how the program struggled to survive in an environment with political and bureaucratic authorities that continually changed its goals, this study analyzes NASA’s past transgressions while eyeing the administration’s future. Annual summaries detailing the station’s most recent developments are also included in this unique, firsthand report.

About the Author:

Donald A. Beattie, a former senior manager at the National Science Foundation, Energy Research and Development Administration, Department of Energy and NASA, served on the Space Station Advisory Committee from 1987 to 1994.