UCF Library Speaker Series with Dr. Greg Autry (UCF College of Business). Author of “Red Mood Rising: How America will Beat China on the Final Frontier”

Dr. Greg Autry is the Associate Provost for Space Commercialization and Strategy. He leads the college’s efforts to deliver Executive and MBA programs in Space Commercialization while helping the university craft and implement a roadmap for its space efforts. His presentation will involve discussion on the space race being a critical determining factor in the Cold War. After its Sputnik miracle, the Soviets’ loss of the race to the Moon undermined the international mystique of Communism and crushed the USSR’s dreams of world domination. America’s wildly successful Apollo program, by sharp contrast, brought America global glory and prestige—along with a plethora of “miracle technologies” that accelerated economic growth and strengthened US national security for half a century.