The Ark

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I’d like to thank Dr. Mark Eberhart, professor of chemistry and geochemistry at the Colorado School of Mines, for his help with material science.

Thanks to Gary Brugger for his advice on the engineering consulting business.

As always, my good friend, Dr. Erik Van Eaton, was generous with his medical expertise.

My brother, retired Lt. Col. Martin Westerfield, is a former Air Force pilot and provided much assistance with the aircraft information.

Finally, I couldn’t have done this without the unwavering support my wife, Randi. Thanks for believing in me.

Any errors in science, organizations, or geography, whether intentional or not, are mine alone. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.