Memoirs Of Retired Dryden Chief Scientist Ken Iliff Published

By Alan Brown
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Kenneth W. Iliff, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's former chief scientist, visited the center on Tuesday, July 20, to sign his recently published memoir "From Runway to Orbit: Reflections of a NASA Engineer." The book chronicles Iliff's 40-year NASA career, interweaving personal anecdotes with broad observations about the relationship between aeronautics and spaceflight. Also participating in the signing were Curtis Peebles of Dryden's history office, who served as collaborator and editor for the book, and Mark Pestana, NASA research pilot and nationally recognized aviation artist, who painted the artwork for the jacket. Iliff's work may be purchased in hardcover from the U. S. Government Printing Office by calling 866/512-1800 or on-line at: http://bookstore.gpo.gov/index.html.

Artist Mark Pestana, author Ken Iliff and editor Curtis Peebles signed hundreds of copies of Iliff's recently-published memoirs for NASA Dryden employees. Click here for a high resolution copy of this photo. NASA photo by Tom Tschida		NASA Dryden research pilot and noted aviation artist Mark Pestana displays his cover art for Iliff's memoirs, "From Runway to Orbit: Reflections of a NASA Engineer." Click here for a high resolution copy of this photo. NASA photo by Tom Tschida