Leonard was contracted by the producers of the video, the Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education (FASE), to work on the project through 1992 into early 1993. Leonard served as research and technical advisor for the PBS-televised, Living and Working in Space - The Countdown Has Begun, an hour-long science fact/fiction look at careers in space that was premiered on PBS on March 31, 1993.
David has worked with the NASA exhibits branch on public outreach displays, writing text and carrying out photo research on both the commercial uses of space and infrared technologies for astronomy, Earth remote sensing and spinoff applications. In the past, Leonard has assisted the audio/visual branch by interviewing and writing scripts for the monthly NASA radio program, "The Space Story". David has served as editor-in-chief of the National Space Society`s Ad Astra and Space World magazines, as well as the newsstand publication, Final Frontier.įor NASA, Leonard completed the task of writing a majority of the highly regarded Spinoff 1997, Spinoff 1998, and Spinoff 1999 publications. Leonard is also a co-author of the book Chaos to Cosmos - A Space Odyssey, published by the Denver Museum of Nature & Space in 2003. David's writings can be found in the National Geographic`s Encyclopedia of Space, published in 2004. Leonard is co-author of Extreme Flight: Rocket Science, Sundance/Newbridge Educational Publishing issued in 2006. Congress/White House study that appraised the next 50 to 100 years of space exploration. In the mid-1980's he served as Director of Research for the National Commission on Space, a U.S. David has been a consultant to NASA, other government agencies and the aerospace industry.
Throughout those years, his writings have appeared in numerous websites, newspapers, magazines and books, such as the Financial Times, Foreign Policy, Private Air, Sky and Telescope, Astronomy, and Space News newspaper, as well as Aerospace America and in supplemental writing for Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine.
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Leonard David has been reporting on space exploration for over five decades. David has created his own website dedicated to a variety of space topics at: Goddard Memorial Dinner in April 2011 that was held in Washington, D.C.Ĭurrently, Leonard is ’s Space Insider Columnist, as well as a correspondent for Space News newspaper and a contributing writer for several magazines, such as Aerospace America, the membership publication of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). David is the 2010 winner of the prestigious National Space Club Press Award, presented this honor during the Club’s annual Robert H. Leonard is the first recipient of the American Astronautical Society’s (AAS) “Ordway Award for Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History” in the category of journalism, presented in October 2015 in connection with the 8th AAS Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium held in Huntsville, Alabama. It is an in-depth resource for finding a career in the space and satellite industry. This book is designed for high school, college and graduate students, as well as job seekers of all ages. A soft cover edition of the book with a new essay was released in May 2015.Īlso issued in May 2015 - Space Careers - was co-authored by Leonard and entrepreneur Scott Sacknoff. Leonard is co-author with Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin of Mission to Mars – My Vision for Space Exploration released in May 2013 and published by the National Geographic Society.
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The book is the companion book to Mars – a six-part television series from executive producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard to air on the National Geographic Channel coming in November 2016.
David is author of Mars – Our Future on the Red Planet - published by National Geographic in October 2016. Leonard David is a space journalist, reporting on space activities for over 50 years.
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