In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s Steve studied at Boston College, the University of Massachusetts, Duke Law School, and McGill University’s Institute for Air and Space Law.  For more than four decades he worked closely with government officials, aerospace industry experts, and with national and international entities in astronautics from every part of the world to help formulate many existing space laws and policies.  His exceptional experience and vision enabled him to contribute significantly to continuing development of space law and policy.

Currently enjoying retirement in North Carolina, Steve continues to write.  From 2010 to 2020 he worked on a biography of Andrew G. Haley.  That work is expected to be published in 2024.  From 2015 to 2020 Steve worked on an autobiography which is also nearing publication in 2024.  A third work, published in 2023, describes the life and a seminal work of Czechoslovakian Vladimir Mandl (see publications).

This site is an extension of Steve’s vision. Within these pages you will find personal and professional summaries of his life and his work.

Whether helping to bring to market cutting-edge, environmentally neutral energy, lecturing before law students across the Americas, or organizing his resources for the latest book project, Steve continues to demonstrate his passion for space law and human development. At age 89, he says,“There are still many things I’d like to do before my great and sovereign Lord takes me home.” In these pages we chronicle Steve’s accomplishments, look in on his current endeavors, and offer a glimpse of his plans for the future.