Chief Knowledge Officer Emeritus of the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab. JPL is this world’s leading spacecraft design and ops center for the exploration of deep space.
Pasadena, California
Joined March 2009
- Tweets152
- Following11
- Followers151
- Likes9
Served on the (below) panel discussing "The Future of Artificial Intelligence" at the Global Congress of the Project Management Institute.
The James Webb Space Telescope's anniversary image of the star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. (Red is hydrogen, while white is clouds of hydrocarbons.)
Something new in consulting: something called a "1 Hr Paid Consultation" where you agree to let some corporate executive call you and ask you questions about a business area like "Spacecraft Manufacturing." Several consulting companies that arrange these sessions have my name.
Having managed the NASA/JPL Engineering Standards Office, I am gratified to see that the donut industry has standardized the donut hole since 1948
My friend Rob Manning, JPL Chief Engineer and Explorer Extraordinary, sent me this photo of Perseverance's Robotic Arm unstowing on Sol 12 of its landing on Mars. One more milestone for Engineering Excellence!
February 18 is the landing date for Mars 2020 in Jezero Crater. The attached article was published in December. Semper exploro!
I think this new NASA lesson learned article is my favorite among the hundreds I have written. Okay, we knew that gravity may vary from the gravitational constant (G, below), but who knew it might be a factor in "sticking a landing" on Mars! llis.nasa.gov/lesson/27901
Lights flash on the display to indicate spacecraft that are exchanging data via the NASA Deep Space Network.
This lightweight “generative design” version of the Europa Lander (Curiosity rover in background) may be what future JPL spacecraft will look like.
The chore today is installing the Backshell onto the Mars 2020 rover Descent Stage (aka, “sky crane”).
