NASA Centennial Challenges in Space

Here’s my latest Clearancejobs.com post for you. NASA wants competitors in this challenge to do some very interesting things with small satellites. You can read about the details in: NASA Centennial Challenges: The Start of Star Trekking?

Teens, Robots, and Comets

Clearancejobs.com posted another of my articles on their site. This one is about a Zero Robotics competition, pitting teens with “1337” robot satellite programming skills against each other in a world-saving competition. You’ll find this information, and more in my post: The Future: Comet-Battling Robot Satellites.

“New Space” Companies Might Equal New Jobs? Even for Vets?

This is another of my Clearancejobs.com posts about the possible jobs the new generation and start-ups of space launch and satellite companies might offer. But, are all of them really accepting of old military space operators into their baby-faced ranks? If you’re interested, please read: “Going from Government or Military to Space Startups.”

We Shall Not Lie, Cheat, or Steal…

…Nor Tolerate those among us who do That’s from the United States Air Force Academy Honor Code. Apparently a few graduates chose to ignore it. Some of you might know I was a nuclear missile launch officer, or Missileer. The Air Force, until last year, included Missileers in the Space Operations category, which is why […]

The “Surprise” Job Transition

Companies handle critical employment decisions in different ways. This is my Clearancejobs.com post relating the story of how one of the companies I worked for handled a decision concerning me. You can read it here: “Surprise Job Transition: Served with a Side of Pancakes.”