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Friends in high places, Alan Stern selected to lead NASA Science Mission Directorate |
| Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
 Feb 12 2007, 10:38 PM
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Planetary Scientist Selected to Lead Mission Directorate
RELEASE: 07-38 February 12, 2007 Congratulations, Alan! 
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Feb 12 2007, 10:51 PM
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 Senior Member  Group: Moderator Posts: 3242 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
LOL! I was just about to ask what AA for SMD meant...
Good to hear, Alan! -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Feb 12 2007, 11:24 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
So does our favorite PI step down from NH duties?
Doug |
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Feb 12 2007, 11:34 PM
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 Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
A more important question for UMSF is whether our friend Alan will still have time to post here.
 (Doug, I hope you didn't make Steve Squyres jealous with your last comment!  )--Emily -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Feb 12 2007, 11:37 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
As long as Steve and Alan don't see one another, they shouldn't find out I'm two-timing them
Doug |
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Feb 12 2007, 11:47 PM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 12 2007, 01:24 PM)  So does our favorite PI step down from NH duties? I wondered about that, too. One will note that Charles Elachi is both the Director of JPL and Team Leader for Cassini RADAR. However, being AA SMD and wearing multiple hats (e.g., PI New Horizons, PI for Rosetta ALICE, PI LRO LAMP, PI The Great Escape, etc.) may be (indeed, probably is) an entirely different kettle of fish. This post has been edited by AlexBlackwell: Feb 12 2007, 11:51 PM |
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Feb 13 2007, 03:11 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 12 2007, 06:24 PM) "...our favorite PI..." I'm sure you meant our favorite posting PI. Both Steve and Alan are fantastic in their own ways. Steve's two interviews with you were very generous and much more informative than any of the other interviews/presentations I have seen him give in other venues. Alan's many posts here have been equally as generous, informative, and important to those following the NH mission. |
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Feb 13 2007, 04:07 AM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 12 2007, 03:37 PM) As long as Steve and Alan don't see one another, they shouldn't find out I'm two-timing them Speaking from bitter experience, you might want to come clean early...   Congrats to Alan for sure...but I do also wonder if it's yet another set of hats for him. PIs seem to multitask more than anybody else I've ever seen...can't imagine where they find the time & energy! (Well, maybe truly, deeply, madly loving your work helps a bit...) -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Feb 13 2007, 01:17 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: 10-February 05 Member No.: 166 |
Nice tidbit at the bottom:
QUOTE He is an instrument-rated commercial pilot and flight instructor, with both powered and sailplane ratings. Stern and his wife have three children. -Borek |
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Feb 13 2007, 01:26 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
They also missed that he was once an Ascan.
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Feb 13 2007, 03:26 PM
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I guess his days are 48 hours long or something.
What is an Ascan?Analyst |
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Feb 13 2007, 03:31 PM
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QUOTE (Analyst @ Feb 13 2007, 03:26 PM) What is an Ascan? AStronaut CANdidate.
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Feb 13 2007, 04:00 PM
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Wow, I didn't realize that so many PIs were around here... Has anyone stopped to take an inventory of everyone involved in a UMSF mission that is on these boards? Just curious...
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Feb 13 2007, 04:04 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
There are a few engineers and scientists who I know lurk and/or post under a pseudonym because they wish to retain their privacy and obviously, we should all respect that.
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| Guest_PhilCo126_* |
Feb 13 2007, 05:20 PM
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They don't just lurk, they also contact forum-members
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Feb 13 2007, 06:43 PM
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We can find some more ....
Yesterday, 08:16 PM In: Fire possible only on plane... By: helvick -------------------- |
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Feb 13 2007, 07:53 PM
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Not sure what you meant to say there Climber. I'm certainly neither a "Friend in a High Place" or an undercover staffer from any space mission. Looking at Alan Stern's CV I think I'd have some trouble meeting the standard.
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Feb 14 2007, 09:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2924 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
QUOTE (helvick @ Feb 13 2007, 08:53 PM) ? Not sure what you meant to say there Climber. I'm certainly neither a "Friend in a High Place" or an undercover staffer from any space mission. Looking at Alan Stern's CV I think I'd have some trouble meeting the standard. Ooooooops : I did a copy intended to paste in : "Planetary scientist says: Focus on Europa"... So, I re-paste it there now so, you'll get the point then! Sorry. -------------------- |
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| Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Feb 14 2007, 04:34 PM
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If I can drag this thread back on topic: Phil Plait aka The Bad Astronomer has a nice encomium on Alan's "promotion."
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Feb 14 2007, 08:00 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 22-December 05 Member No.: 616 |
Congratuliere Alan
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Feb 17 2007, 08:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
We probably should extend him sympathies as well!
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Feb 19 2007, 03:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
This is fantastic news!
Congratulations Alan !!!! And hopefully great news for Pluto too He should now have the authority to set the NASA New Horizons banner straight again to read New Horizons : First Mission to the Last Planet ! ken |
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