William J. Pomerantz

NASA boldest changes and biggest battles explained

Revisado: 06-17-22

This book is a must read for any fan of NASA, any student of innovation, or any policy junkie curious about how change actually happens in large organizations full of both brilliant people and entrenched interests.

Lori Garver was the pointy end of the spear on a massive transformation in the way the world’s largest civil space agency does business, and has both the accolades and the scars to show for it. In her new biography, Garver shares the compelling story of how she came to believe that the interests of NASA and the United States would be best served by going against the grain of several decades of NASA history and embracing a new and complementary set of ideas and technologies driven by outside innovators who were in equal measure brilliant and brash. From the Oval Office to the launch pad, and inspiring moments of technical triumph to tense stare downs with astronauts and power brokers, Garver takes the reader on a journey that explains so much of what is good and what is bad about NASA today. The book is inspiring in parts, enraging in others, and informative and entertaining the whole way through. I highly recommend the book, both in audio and written formats.

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