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Les Johnson
Les Johnson is a physicist and NASA technologist at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center where he is the Principal Investigator for two NASA missions: Near-Earth Asteroid Sco...view moreLes Johnson is a physicist and NASA technologist at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center where he is the Principal Investigator for two NASA missions: Near-Earth Asteroid Scout (to launch in 2021) and Solar Cruiser. He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics, National Space Society, The British Interplanetary Society, and MENSA. While at NASA, Les managed the Interstellar Propulsion Research Project, the $200M In-Space Propulsion Technology Program, and the NASA MSFC Science Programs & Projects Office. He was the co-investigator on the Japanese-led T-Rex space tether experiment that flew in August 2010, the Principal Investigator for the NASA ProSEDS space experiment, received NASA’s Exceptional Achievement Medal three times, and holds 3 space technology patents.
His book, Solar Sails, a Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel was favorably reviewed in the journal Nature (10 April 2008). Graphene: The Superstrong, Superthin, and Superversatile Material That Will Revolutionize the World also appeared in Nature (25 January 2018) and was excerpted in American Scientist (May-June 2018).view less
Books by Les Johnson
Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel Tell Everyone Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStellar Engineering Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Les Johnson
A Traveler's Guide to the Stars Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5On to the Asteroid Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBack to the Moon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mission To Methone Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings