I Miss The Space Shuttle

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I know the feeling. When I got my aerospace engineering job I thought, "Woo Hoo! I'm a rocket scientist!"
In 10 years I never worked with a piece of a rocket or airplane bigger than a shoebox.

I spend most of my days dealing with motors and actuators. About as high tech as a washing machine.

[Crowbob]

I watched a commercial on FX last night which they interrupted every few minutes with the movie Interstellar. I still can't follow the dialogue about time and space. Nevertheless, looking at the gear and spacesuits and stuff was good enough for me.

[IROC]

I worked on a shuttle program for about 12 years (1989 thru ~2001). Probably the most "noble" thing I ever worked on. I still miss it. Among many wonderful adventures, I was the lead design engineer on the structure spanning the payload bay at the aft bulkhead:

[Crowbob]

Who are you and what have you done with Howard?