Commercial Space Launch History: The Unknown Story

Hi. I'm James Bennett, and I was one of the co-founders of several of the early private space launch companies that founded the industry decades before SpaceX and Blue Origin. I was heavily involved in both the business and regulatory sides of the industry, and participated in the legislation and policy that made the industry possible at all, and paved the way for today's industry. But today this history is not well known, and many of the key founders have already passed away. For example, of the three founders of American Rocket Company I am the only one still living. It is my goal to capture this firsthand story while it is still possible. I am a published author with two books by mainstream publishers, both well reviewed. I have no ongoing institutional support although I have had enough foundation support in the past to begin research and writing. I am looking for further funding to support research, travel, and conducting interviews while writing and marketing the final products.