Aug 28 2008
About Me and Why I’m Here
I am a “rocket scientist”. Oh, I don’t really design rockets, exactly, but I’ve been working here at NASA for 20 years next May. I’ve torn out facilities older than I was and built new ones. I have designed (and had built) data handling systems, communications systems, calibration systems. I wrote software (after teaching myself the language C) for a robotic system. I’ve tested flight hardware and help design experiment hardware to support biological experiments. I’ve worked supporting flight operations safety in Mission Control (a back room, not the one on TV). I’ve been an EVA Safety Flight Lead for several flights including the last two Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Missions. I’ve studied meteoroids and orbital debris. I’ve been on safety review panels and, really, dabbled in all kinds of vacuum, environmental, power, payload/experiment, and data systems. Why all the bragging?
Because that’s not what’s interesting about me. I’m an engineer by accident and, though I’m really good at what I do, I never intended to be what I am now. It’s been interesting, but what I’m really interested in is everything else. Do you like history? I do. Do you like literature? I do. Are you interested in biology? Chemistry? The environment? I am.
But what I really love, what I’ve wanted to do all my life is write, write fiction. You probably will catch on quickly that this isn’t fiction, but I do love it. Since my field of choice tends to be science fiction and fantasy (or combinations thereof), I’m also interested in psychic power, dragons and faeries, magic, tarot, well, everything.
Since I don’t like being tied down to any one topic, I’m leaving myself open to all of them.
So, if there’s anything you’d like to ask about, talk about, leave a comment. I’m happy to discuss my career in space, space travel, science, as well as any of my other interests. Let me hear from you!
Actually, they both say comments are allowed.
Odd. If you still can’t comment, let me know and I’ll get with management.
I’m glad you’re glad I’m here. I expect this will be fun.
Cool! Followed your link from “the other place”. Will bookmark you and… I might even remember to check in here from time to time to touch base and see how you are doing
Yay!!!! Sorry it took me so long to get here. I’ve been trying to get caught up with everything before the kids started school…so that I could write as soon as they were gone!
You see, I do have priorities! Love ya, sis!
Another speculative fiction writer? Awesome! We should exchange notes sometime.
Always willing to talk about my passions, ravyn.
Boy you sound just like me — except for, you know, being smarter than me, more interesting than me, and more well-rounded than me. And a different gender. But other than *that*…
BTW, I think that perhaps you meant to say “Are you interested in …’ rather than “Are you interesting in ….”
bill, thanks, though I suspect you’re selling yourself short. As for the typo, you’re absolutely right and I’ve corrected it.
Great stuff!
Which NASA location are you working at?
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