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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. Well ain't that just grand! by TheJodster · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've been a controls programmer for fifteen years and this guy gets to write control software for a freaking space shuttle. As if that's not enough glory already, now he gets to fly in it and space walk! Lucky bastard! I hate you! Next month he'll probably win the lottery too.

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  2. Re:Wow by blair1q · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Nope. Just the "wrote software that flies in space" part pretty much does it.

    And yes, I have.

  3. Had Greg as a Lecturer in Flight Mechanics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is great. I had Greg as a lecturer when I was at Sydney University in the mid 90s. He's a great guy and really enjoyed his lectures on flight mechanics. He came back a few years ago and shared with us some of his experiences with the astronaught training program.By the way, he's not a random programmer. He's an aeronautics PhD and a few other degrees to boot.