President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the USSR not only had their red telephones so they could communicate on a moment’s notice, but also were “pen pals” of a sort. They scribbled notes to each other that were probably taken to their offices through diplomatic pouches. This was most likely the means [...]
Also tagged Baikonur, Brezhnev, cosmonauts, Gagarin, JFK, Leonev, NASA, Space medicine, Space Race, The InsiderAs I was writing yesterday’s post to this blog, I wondered who would be upset when my book, The Insider comes out. This is the actual story of NASA’s man who spent nine years flying into and out of the USSR during the Space Race and the Cold War. He was a space medicine scientist [...]
Also tagged CIA, Cold War, John Kennedy, Lend Lease, Lyndon Johnson, NASA, NSA, Richard Nixon, Russian, Space RaceIt’s over. My ninth book is on the market and I can turn to more important things, such as my tenth book. And Ham radio. And maybe, politics.
My ninth book, Ploughshares into Swords, is about WWII—how civilians and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) helped win the war. A friend of mine was also a [...]
Also tagged anti-matter, Baikonur, Caltech, Carl Anderson, China Lake, CIA, FDR, Ham Radio, NASA, NSA, Pasadena, Ploughshares, Swords, WWII