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Meet: Bill Todd
NASA Undersea Research Team Project Lead
and
Spaceflight Training Simulation Supervisor
NASA Johnson Space Center
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Who I Am and What I Do
Hi! I work for United Space Alliance at the Johnson
Space Center in Houston, Texas. I am a Simulation Supervisor in Spaceflight
Training. I am responsible for developing and executing the multi-national
simulations used for training the astronauts and flight control teams
who will work the missions to build the International Space Station. I
have spent quite a bit of time as an Operations Lead at the Mission Control
Center in Moscow, Russia.
I am also responsible for developing and managing
the NASA Undersea Research Team "NEEMO" - NASA Extreme Environment Mission
Operations. This program utilizes the Aquarius
as a research facility for space missions such as long-term space habitation.
I was an aquanaut on the 2000 "NASA SEATEST " mission and the October
2001 NASA NEEMO 1 mission. I am currently working as the project lead
for the 2002
NASA missions.
I have had the opportunity to be involved in training
an interesting array of flights, including the first two flights to build
the International Space Station, crew training for the deployment mission
of the Italian-made Tethered Satellite System and for the first flight
to rendezvous with the MIR Space Station. Prior to this, I worked as a
space shuttle systems astronaut instructor for many missions including
the first flight to deploy the Hubble Telescope. I also lead the international
training activities for STS-97/ISS
4A, which went up in November 2000.
Preparation for Career
I graduated from the University of Houston with a degree
in geology in 1982. I have visited numerous underwater habitats and submersibles,
and am interested in the parallels between living and working in inner and
outer space.
I am a Professional Association of Diving Instructor
(PADI) Divemaster and instrument rated pilot. My hobbies are boating,
diving and skiing with my family. I also play guitar in my rock band,
The Rockit Scientists.
Personal
As a kid, I grew up watching the Apollo launches from
my beachfront hometown of Cocoa Beach, Florida, where my father was also
employed in the space program. It was there, at a young age, that I was
immersed in and captivated by both sea and space environments.
My wife, Karen, and our two daughters, Kristen and
Kari, reside in Seabrook Texas -- along with way too many cats and a rabbit
named "Soxy".
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