Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Clay Morgan has worked as a teacher, a commentator for National Public Radio, and as a U.S. Forest Service smokejumper. Morgan lives with his wife, Barbara, an astronaut and teacher, and their two sons in McCall, Idaho. He is currently a creative writing professor at Boise State University.
"Official" history of an important phase of the shuttle/ISS program. Author and Russian space expert James Oberg has an interesting and rather revealing critique of the book on his blog. Others have already written books describing what the ultimate failure and success of the program. I recommend reading those titles after finishing this over polished piece.