Spies and Shuttles: NASA's Secret Relationships with the DoD and CIA

Revealing the connections between NASA and the United States defense community

In this real life spy saga, James E. David reveals the extensive and largely hidden interactions between NASA and U.S. defense and intelligence departments. The story begins with the establishment of NASA in 1958 and follows the agency through its growth, not only in scope but also in complexity.

In Spies and Shuttles, David digs through newly declassified documents to ultimately reveal how NASA became a strange be...