LUNCHEON: Another busy day around MPA, literally building walls and such. However, at noon we took a break for a Zoom lunch with staff opportunity with The Museum of Flight.
Today's featured speakers were Matt Hayes, president and CEO, Julie Wilbert, marketing, and Geoff Nunn, head of aerospace exhibits. Each shared stories about their education and experience and their journey to their current job. What a great opportunity to learn from people who have been there and done that how to potentially go there and do that. Would you believe MPA's student body made up 66 percent of today's audience?
Despite the 'intimate' crowd, I appreciate the presenters involved all acted as if hundreds were in attendance. They had sage advice to share, and some fun stories too - one involving touring a member of the Rolling Stones through the museum a couple of years ago.
FIRED UP, SHUT DOWN: Disappointing news out of NASA this weekend. A static fire test of their big ol' rocket engines that are supposed to take us to the moon next year in the Artemis I mission to the Moon didn't go so well. The fire up was supposed to last eight minutes. The test was shut down after just 67.7 second, due to a "Major Component Failure indication on Engine 4," per NASA Spaceflight.com one minute. Guess it's time to check the math, inspect the hardware, and make some fixes.
Per a NASA press release, "Saturday’s test was an important step forward to ensure that the core stage of the SLS rocket is ready for the Artemis I mission, and to carry crew on future missions,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who attended the test. “Although the engines did not fire for the full duration, the team successfully worked through the countdown, ignited the engines, and gained valuable data to inform our path forward.”
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