{"id":14,"date":"2012-05-07T13:53:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T17:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marsmmo.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-03-24T08:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T12:47:40","slug":"aboutcontacts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"About Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DeskPropsShirtWorking_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-337 size-medium\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DeskPropsShirtWorking_2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DeskPropsShirtWorking_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DeskPropsShirtWorking_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DeskPropsShirtWorking_2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After earning a B.S. degree in Engineering Science at Tennessee Tech University, my career began as an Instrumentation Engineer working on the Saturn rockets in the Apollo moon-landing program, continuing with the first launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia plus 25 following Shuttle launches for NASA and Lockheed at the Kennedy Space Center. I was literally a \u201crocket scientist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When I was young I wanted to be an Astronomer. When Sputnik was launched in 1957, my love changed to \u201crockets\u201d like the Redstone, Jupiter, and Atlas.\u00a0 I wanted to help launch rockets for space exploration and to go to the moon!\u00a0 I worked at the Kennedy Space Center for 26 years on Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video to see what some think of a \u201cRocket Scientist\u201d.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLAuNfPVHoU?rel=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>Summary<\/h1>\n<p>My passion is sharing experiences and knowledge with ALL from experts to novices who are interested in learning more about space exploration &#8211; past, present, and future. I am fortunate to have Apollo\/Saturn and Space Shuttle first-hand experiences and my passion has led me to study and to research Hubble Space Telescope, Mars rovers, Kepler probe, and other spacecrafts that are making unprecedented new space discoveries!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"STEM Chat Presentations\" href=\"http:\/\/marsmmo.com\/stem-presentations\/\">Click here to explore scheduling a STEM Chat with your group, class, or business.<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Experience<\/h1>\n<h4><strong>Chief Engineer of Research at Space Exploration For All<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Directing research for development of Space Exploration educational content and engaging opportunities is extremely rewarding. I have the world&#8217;s greatest &#8220;job&#8221;! My passion is to pass on my experiences in science to youth, hopefully increasing their interest in STEM careers.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Aerospace Engineer at NASA, Kennedy Space Center<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>June 1968 &#8211; September 1994 (26 years 4 months).\u00a0 Worked on the Saturn V and Saturn S1B rockets for all Apollo launches and moon landings, plus the first 26 Space Shuttle flights. Assigned to the SIVB third stage of the Saturn V rocket where the Lunar Module legs were folded. Was a member of the Launch Vehicle Close-out Team that performed the final inspections on the rocket just before fueling began. Touched the ladders of every Lunar Module so my fingerprints would be on the moon!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Student Intern at CSC, Marshall Space Flight Center<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>May 1967 &#8211; August 1967 (4 months). Developed computer application to track inventory of parts for the Saturn V rocket. While working on the application, my software crashed the Univac 1108 mainframe computer at the MSFC computer labs multiple times. Worked with Univac reps to troubleshoot the root cause.<\/p>\n<h1>Education<\/h1>\n<p>Sputnik and the \u201cSpace Race\u201d, inspired me to become an engineer and scientist.\u00a0 For that to happen, I had to earn my college degree at my local university:<\/p>\n<h5>Tennessee Technological University<\/h5>\n<p>Bachelor of Science, Engineering Science<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities and Societies: <\/strong>Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity, Engineering Science Club, Undergraduate Assistant for NASA &#8220;Hypervelocity Impact&#8221; studies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After earning a B.S. degree in Engineering Science at Tennessee Tech University, my career began as an Instrumentation Engineer working on the Saturn rockets in the Apollo moon-landing program, continuing with the first launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia plus &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/?page_id=14\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":391,"href":"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spaceexplorationforall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}