Vision without execution is hallucination. I am a worker bee. That’s my deal, I like to work. When I describe what I do I say I work in the space industry and point up- that space. If I said I was a dog walker, or a home builder or even an eye surgeon, we’d have […]
The Swan
The Swan and Strangers Being a stranger is the hardest things that can happen to anyone in all this world. We recently celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday here in the Land of Enchantment. The lucky ones in our community celebrated with friends, family and loved ones including pets. We all know there are people less fortunate […]
Martians are Us
Of course I saw the movie Martian. It was a way to for my students and staff to celebrate our accomplishments after a long year of preparation and execution of the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Space (ISPCS). I will get back to the movie, which we all recommend. It has a lot more […]
Today is the closest New Horizons will get to Pluto
Fear of public speaking is common. The remedy: picture the audience naked. Seriously? That was a cure suggested to me when I was in high school. Like other remedies that don’t work, I had to discover how to cope with fear through trial and error. Early in my career I gave my fair share of […]
The SPACE Act
The SPACE Act The measure of a person is what they do with power. Pittacus, considered one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece, is the person to whom this quote is attributed. He considered his role as a populist governor the common man’s approach to common sense law making. Popular rule, or rule by […]
Getting pushed over to the side of the road
Have you ever owned a jalopy and had to push it over to the side of the road? Remember what it’s like, drivers side door open, traffic stopped and you huffing and puffing to get it out of everyone’s way. When I was young my parents did not give me a car when I came […]
CASIS – The Innovation Factory
Have you tried to buy a telephone lately? Not a cell phone or a smart phone, a telephone that operates on a land line. If you live in a rural part of New Mexico and get terrible phone reception, or live behind A Mountain and get terrible cell phone reception, and don’t want to pay […]
Under Promise and Over Deliver
Under promise and over deliver. A key strategy to success in business, and life. The implications are that you know what you want to do, are able to communicate it and then deliver. Delivering promised results is a key trust building behavior. As I plan my goals for 2013 for the Student Launch Program (SLP), […]
Do you remember the 2000 election?
Al Gore won the popular vote and George Bush won the Electoral College. Electoral College is the institution that elects the President of the United States. There are currently 538 members of Congress, therefore, 538 Electoral votes. New Mexico has 5 members of Congress, therefore 5 Electoral votes. The Electors in the State of New […]
SpaceX and Drive
People who run marathons, scientists who live at the South Pole in winter, and even the firefighters in the Gila, have something in common. They have an innate drive to be autonomous, self-determined and connected to each other. Volunteering to be in a closed, hostile environment for months at a time is something International Space […]
