The sky is not the limitAn exclusive interview with a NASA astronaut(...) When asked who of the original Star Trek crew he would best identify himself with, he says: "Captain James T. Kirk. A pragmatic problem-solver type and a great team player too." It's also first and foremost these qualities Precourt was looking for when he had to put crews together himself as NASA's Chief Astronaut: "Space travel requires a kind of humble character. Type A and goal-oriented for sure, but not ego driven." (...)
https://www.globeair.com/b/charles-j-precourt-astronautInterview With Orbital ATK's Charlie Precourt, 4-Time Space-Shuttle PilotPublished March 17, 2016 12:13pm EDT | Updated March 17, 2016 1:12pm EDT By Rich Smith
Former astronaut Charles Precourt. Image source: NASA.As vice president and general manager of Orbital ATK's Propulsion Systems business, Charlie Precourt oversees such vital national programs as development of the solid rocket booster that will help send NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) beyond the Moon in 2018, and to Mars perhaps 15 years later. Precourt is also a four-time veteran of NASA's Space Shuttle (flying once as mission specialist, once as pilot, and twice as mission commander), and member of NASA's Astronaut Hall of Fame. As such, he has singular insight into bothwhere NASA is going and where it's coming from.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/interview-with-orbital-atks-charlie-precourt-4-time-space-shuttle-pilotCharles J. PrecourtVice President & General Manager, Propulsion Systems
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Wątek: CJ Precourt - 29.06.1955 (Przeczytany 536 razy)