William E. Burrows, professor emeritus of journalism and mass communication at New York University, is the author of twelve books and numerous articles in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, and other publications. He is the only nonscientist on the National Research Council's Near-Earth Object Survey and Detection Panel. In recognition of his ... Read moredistinguished career and expertise, NASA has named a Main Belt asteroid after him, and he is a recipient of the American Astronautical Society John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award, among other honors. Show Less