New Items

• Air Force Times runs an excerpt from my book "Hell Hawks!" -- In the Thunderbolt on D-Day -- on the 65th anniversary of D-Day. Co-author Bob Dorr is a regular contributor to the Times. June 8, 2009. Read it.
• Tom appears on Fox News to discuss the May 2009 STS-125 Hubble Repair Mission (see Multimedia, below).
• My latest column "Ares I-X: Getting Constellation Off the Ground," is in Aerospace America magazine's May 2009 issue. Read it.
• Ellen Stofan and I were interviewed in Dec. 2008 about Planetology by National Geographic's Boyd Matson. Listen here..
• Tom's new blog, Flight Notes, is up and running.
• Tom and Ellen Stofan discuss Planetology with Dr. David Livingston on The Space Show, Dec. 9, 2008. Listen.
• Tom will speak on Planetology, with co-author Ellen Stofan, at the Linda Hall Library in Kansas City. September 16, 2009. Details here
• Tom's "Hell Hawks!" interview on John Batchelor's nationally syndicated show, Aug. 31, 2008.
• Tom delivers baccalaureate address to graduating Air Force Academy cadets in Colorado Springs. May 24, 2009. Program.
• Tom speaks on the spiritual dimensions of spaceflight at Notre Dame University, May 30, 2009. Conference program.

Multimedia

A new Planetology conversation with co-author Ellen Stofan and me (May 2008). Listen

I appeared frequently on Fox News during their coverage of the STS-125 mission:

Why Congress should not extend the shuttle program (with Neil Cavuto. May 13, 2009. Watch

"Brain Surgery" on Hubble Telescope Begins (with Jon Scott). May 14, 2009. Watch

Atlantis landing attempt waved off. (with Bill Hemmer). May 22, 2009. Watch

Tom spoke about his new book, Planetology, at the University of Houston, Clear Lake, on Jan. 9, 2009. His talk was part of the Space Center Lecture Series. Watch here.

At a speech at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in April 2008, Tom discussed how the space shuttle and space station will help us return to the Moon. Watch here.

Tom discussed the Hell Hawks! story as a guest on Crosstalk, syndicated nationally, on July 3, 2008. Listen here.

In May 2007, Tom spoke about what inspired him to write Sky Walking with the Fairfax County (VA) Library system's director, Sam Clay, on "BookCast." Listen here.

In March 2006, Tom discussed the genesis and experiences behind Sky Walking in a 13-minute interview with Bill Thompson of "Eye on Books." Listen here.

Writing:

Although Tom's newest book is Planetology (see Home Page), you can still purchase Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir. Tom's memoir was named one of the "Five Best" space books by The Wall Street Journal on Dec. 30, 2006. It's an insider's gripping account of four space shuttle missions, and a frank look of their emotional impact on his family. If you want to know what spaceflight is really like, read Sky Walking.
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Tom is a regular columnist for Aerospace America magazine. Look for his column, "The View From Here," for an astronaut's perspective on current space exploration topics.

On the right: Tom speaks to school audiences in Wenatchee, Wash. in September 2008. The Association of Space Explorers-sponsored visit was aimed at motivating future explorers, who may one day carry our dreams to Mars.

Speaking:

Tom continues to entertain, educate, and motivate audiences across the country with his engaging presentations. Each talk is tailored specifically for the audience, and Tom works closely with the group to determine how best to meet the organization's requirements.

To inquire about scheduling Tom for your next event, please contact The HarperCollins Speakers Bureau.

Consulting:

Tom will serve a second two-year term on the NASA Advisory Council, offering strategic advice to the space agency's administrator.

Tom, with the Association of Space Explorers' Near Earth Object Committee, delivered to the U.N. in February 2009 a decision-making strategy for protecting Earth from the impact of rogue asteroids. The ASE's proposal (Asteroid Threats: A Call for Global Response) initiated work on developing, within the U.N.'s Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, a formal international process for defending Earth against hazardous asteroids. Work continued in Vienna, Austria, during June, 2009, and the ASE will continue to aid the development of this framework in the coming months.

Updated June 6, 2009