Author Archives: Greg Moran

The changing role of “Astronaut” …NASA is figuring it out

Jan 14 2009 by Greg Moran.

By Traci Watson, USA TODAY

Social skills weren’t part of the job description for America’s first astronauts.

Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard was known as the “Ice Commander” for his chilly glare. Colleagues Deke Slayton and Gus Grissom thought they’d had “a deep talk” if they exchanged 40 sentences during a cross-country flight, Tom Wolfe wrote in his book The Right Stuff.

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One option for verification of US citizen status

Jan 6 2009 by Greg Moran.

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http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify

As more people express interest…

Dec 10 2008 by Greg Moran.

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Brainstorming Tasks for people to positively add to the community of knowledge-

Develop flight software for truely orbitally maneuverable vehicle. (assumption: ample delta_V fuel) fundamental change in aviaonics needed for “pilots” to “maneuver”
Plan and coordinate Mach 30’s targeted social networking activities. i.e. Track the word of mouth dissemination of Mach 30’s message through interested parties.
Capture and catalog issues with the Area I program.
Compare current ARES I design to the ESAS trade study reference design.
White paper: Write the “NASA does it again!” article, based on the direction of the new administration. (more…)

Back to Aggieland for SEDS and SFF conference.

Nov 15 2008 by Greg Moran.

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Whoop! It’s great to be back here in College Station, TX to reminisce about the “good ol’ days” here in Aggieland. It’s also awesome to get in touch with the next generation of Aerospace students here. Since this is the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) conference it makes sense that most of these folks are students from chapters across the country.

What’s strange is that I didn’t realize that the attendence here would be so diverse! There are folks with interests that range the entire engineering spectrum (fluids, structures, robotics, computers, propulsion; young and old alike. I guess I really knew that before, but it was strange that i didnt expect to see it here.

Last night was just the opening social but i’ve aready met an internationl host of folks! It looks like my expectations for this weekend will be quickly exceeded!