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Programmer For Endeavor Now Crew On Final Flight

Posted by timothy on from the geek-makes-good dept.

Lucas123 writes "Greg Chamitoff, a computer programmer who wrote software for NASA's Endeavour spacecraft, will be blasting off on shuttle's final 15-day flight as a mission specialist on Friday. Chamitoff, who created software focused on spacecraft analysis and maneuver optimization, will operate the space station's robotic arm, and he'll also take part in two spacewalks."

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  1. Just goes to show by webbiedave · · Score: 5, Informative

    You don't need a CS degree to reach the highest of career levels.

    Seriously though, this isn't his first time in space. He's an experienced astronaut who was on the International Space Station for half a year and has multiple high level degrees in engineering, astronautics and planetary geology. He's a recipient of the esteemed Silver Snoopy Award and is literally a friggin' Eagle Scout.

    Godspeed!

  2. Re:Well ain't that just grand! by seanmcelroy · · Score: 3, Informative

    Well, he's done a lot more than just hard-core programming work... this isn't his first time in space: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/chamitoff.html

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  3. Title is incorrect by ModernGeek · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's Endeavour, not Endeavor.

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