Reviews
Leonard David Reviews Selling Peace
This is a unique view of behind-the-scenes dealings to realize the signing of the first contract between the Russians and NASA. The tale is one entrepreneurial spunk, conspiratorial zeal, political intrigue and barrier breaking guts… Jeffrey Manber is a gifted writer. But beyond that, he was in a front row position representing Russian space officials to major power players in Washington, D.C. ...Jerry Pournelle Reviews Selling Peace
The book of the month is Selling Peace by Jeffrey Manber. Manber was CEO of MirCorp, the company that leased the Russian Mir space station and sold tickets, and was thus in a position to know what was going on during the first attempts to commercialize space access.…This is a very interesting insider’s account of an important period in space commercial development" ...Greg Klerkx Reviews Selling Peace
In all the ways that count, the thrilling new era of commercial spacefaring began when a scrappy start-up called MirCorp took on the status quo and turned it inside-out. No one was further inside this riveting story than Jeffrey Manber: if you want to know why and how the new space revolution began, Manber's book is a must-read." – Greg Klerkx, Author of ...Publishers Weekly Reviews Lincoln's Wrath
The questions this book raises couldn't be more timely: how does one criticize a president in wartime, and how can we ensure the freedom of the press at those moments when we need it most?" - Publishers WeeklyDana Lewis Reviews Selling Peace
Jeffrey – I look forward to your upcoming book on what can only be described as the rollercoaster ride to the stars, the difficult birth of the commercial space program. Few people know the intrigues, the scandals, the incredible river of politics surrounding the Russian and American space programs. You were there, with a front row seat in a sometimes bitter battle ...Homer Hickam Reviews Selling Peace
If you care anything about the future of spaceflight, you must read this exciting true story of a group of Americans and Russians who fought bureaucrats and cold war thinking to keep a cranky old space station in orbit. Manber tells his story well as he and his fellow dreamers and doers traverse the globe, determined to plant a capitalist flag ...Jeff Foust Reviews Selling Peace
Selling Peace provides an enlightening and engaging look at the history of efforts to commercialize Russia’s space program from the viewpoint of someone at the heart of much of that effort.” – Jeff Foust, The Space ReviewBooks
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- Why I Wrote From the Earth to MarsIt’s been a hundred years since a handful of visionaries turned the dream of spaceflight from science fiction into reality. But […]
- The World’s First Commercial Space Crew, Celebrating the AnniversaryMirCorp launched the world's first--and still only--commercial human mission to reach orbit around the earth. A crew of two flew to the dormant space station Mir and brought it back to life, with no government funds. […]
- Anniversary of MirCorp signing to lease Russian Space StationGiven that we are, seventeen years later, on a true cusp of commercial operations in low-earth orbit, I’ve decided this is the year to mark the milestones of the MirCorp journey. […]
- Why I Wrote From the Earth to Mars