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BY DAY: computer scientist and software engineer. Did library development for UNIX/Linux-based hardware or VM companies. Spent some time as a manager of VLSI CAD; and and a bit of other time on spacecraft embedded system testing, some astrodynamics, and some aircraft trajectory computation. BY NIGHT: advisor or tech contributor to aerospace and nanoelectronics start-ups.

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23 Does anybody work on a “spacecraft linux”? Jun 7 '17
10 Where did Heinlein say “Once you get to Earth orbit, you're halfway to anywhere in the Solar System”? Mar 24 '19
6 What are “high altitude winds” and why do they often delay rocket launches? Dec 23 '18
5 What's up with the “Apollo” computer on the ISS? How is it being used? Dec 23 '18
5 Cubesat Launch Costs Jun 9 '17
2 Has F9 landed on ships in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans? Jun 9 '17
2 Successful Linux-based Cubesat missions? Jun 9 '17
2 Has there ever been a go-pro satellite? Mar 6 '16
1 COTS 32-bit Cubesat flight mother-board options Jun 9 '17
1 Commercial grade single board computers (SBCs) Mar 7 '17
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