by Gus A.
My career at the Kennedy Space Center
began with the Shuttle program in 1981. I was part of the ground support
engineering team. Our contract was awarded to Lockheed Space Operations Company
in 1983.
I worked as a ground support engineer
until 1987, when I transferred to the crawler transporter department. It was
exciting to drive such a huge piece of machinery and have the experience of
rolling out the Space Shuttle to the launch pad!
In 1990, I moved on to the imaging
department. We developed a new photo-optical control system for use at the
Launch Control Center. This new photo control system replaced the existing
system used during the Apollo program, and captured Shuttle launch images using
high-speed film cameras.
Currently, I am part of a team developing
another new photo control system, utilizing both film and digital cameras.
Hopefully, this newest system will be used to support future commercial and
government launches from the Kennedy Space Center.
It has been an honor to work for Lockheed Martin
and to have been part of the Space Shuttle program.
