A Brief Pause From The Ordinary..., Demographics time--please just humor me |
A Brief Pause From The Ordinary..., Demographics time--please just humor me |
Apr 18 2005, 01:52 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 17-April 05 Member No.: 236 |
I just joined this community last night, and I'm just curious about some of the people here. I'm only 19 years old, but I'm more interested in all things space than anyone I've ever met. Just out of curiosity, what are people's ages in this forum?
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Nov 3 2006, 04:07 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 656 Joined: 20-April 05 From: League City, Texas Member No.: 285 |
Let's see... I'm 42, spent 8 years in the Air Force (enlisted) at a dead-end maintenance job, finished a BS in Multidisciplinary Studies (that's a liberal arts degree w/ lot's of electives - I went a little overboard, college was recreation for me), spent 6 years teaching high school math through AP calc, switched careers to software developer (a hobby since high school), spent a couple of years working for United Space Alliance developing Space Shuttle and ISS simulations (prox ops), then moved on to an orthopedic biomechanics research lab where I continue to develop software (3D kinematics simulation, motion analysis, surface digitizing, etceteras) and co-author the odd paper. Having a great time, horribly underpaid; it's a trade-off. I've been following this sort of thing since watching Apollo on TV as a little kid. I also got to see an Apollo launch around the same time, plus attended several Shuttle launches while in high school. Spent about 10 years as a serious amateur astronomer, which led me to math and physics, which somehow led me to where I am now. Looking forward to what comes next
Oh yeah, that pic to the left is me sitting on the slope of a mountain overlooking Vail, CO, while attending a biomechanics conference there last year. |
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