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Leroy Russel Chiao (Chinese: 焦立中; born August 28, 1960) is an American chemical engineer, retired NASA astronaut, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and engineering consultant. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, and was the commander of Expedition 10 , where he lived on board the International Space Station from ...
The main list is those who achieved status in chemical engineering or a closely related field such as management or science. At the foot of the page is a list of people with chemical engineering qualifications who are notable for other reasons, such as actors, sportspeople and authors.
Robert Lee "Bobby" Satcher Jr. (born September 22, 1965) is an American orthopedic surgeon, chemical engineer, and former NASA astronaut. [3] He participated in two spacewalks during STS-129, accumulating 12 hours and 19 minutes of extravehicular activity.
Engineers who specialize in building NASA spacecraft to explore distant worlds are designing a fleet of underwater robot probes to measure how rapidly climate change is melting vast ice sheets ...
NASA reported the happy development Monday, writing in a post on X: “Sounding a little more like yourself, #Voyager1.” The spacecraft’s own social media account responded , saying, “Hi, it ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper is set launch in October to explore the habitability of an ice-covered ocean world in our solar system after passing a key test.
Quinn is an environmental engineer at NASA. [3] In the early years of space exploration, NASA used chlorinated solvents to degrease rocket engine parts. The solvents, dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLS), cause environmental contamination at government facilities. As they are heavier than water, they can sink into the ground and pollute ...
Aug. 3—Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA showed off a NASA DC-8 airplane parked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on Thursday that is said to ...