Meet the members of the Deep Impact mission team. Many people from different kinds of careers make up a mission team. Learn about how they decided they wanted a career in space and what they like to do when they aren't working on the Deep Impact Mission.
Michael F. A'Hearn
Principal Investigator Mike's Bio Mike's SciTeam Bio Up Close and Personal interview with the BBC interview with the University of Maryland |
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Up Close and Personal with Science Team Members: | ||||
Michael J. S. Belton
Co-Investigator, Belton Space Exploration Initiatives Mike's SciTeam Bio Up Close and Personal |
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Lori Feaga
Up Close and Personal |
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Oliver Groussin
Up Close and Personal |
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Casey Lisse
Up Close and Personal |
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Dennis Wellnitz
Up Close and Personal |
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More Science Team Members:
Alan Delamere, BATC Jochen Kissel, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik Kenneth P. Klaasen, Jet Propulsion Laboratory H. Jay Melosh, University of Arizona Peter C. Thomas, Cornell University Joseph Veverka, Cornell University Donald K. Yeomans, Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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Up Close and Personal with JPL Team Members: | ||||
Steve Collins
Attitude Control Engineer |
Anne Elson
Flight System Impact Contingency Developer |
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Greg Horvath
Flight Software |
Kavita Kaur
Software Stress Tester |
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Leticia Montanez
Flight Software |
Jennifer Rocca
Launch Activity Lead |
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Felicia Sanders
Ground Systems Telemetry Engineer |
Dave Spencer
Mission Manager |
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Steve Wissler
Mission Operations Systems Engineer and Encounter Flight Director for the Flyby Spacecraft |
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Up Close and Personal with UMD Team Members: | ||||
Lori Feaga
Science Team Member |
Oliver Groussin
Science Team Member |
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Casey Lisse
Instrument Scientist |
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Maura Rountree-Brown
Education and Public Outreach Lead |
Elizabeth Warner
Liaison to Amateur Astronomers |
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Dennis Wellnitz
Science Team Member |
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Up Close and Personal with Ball Aerospace Team Members: | ||||
Sheryl Atterberg
Systems Design Engineer |
Thomas Bank
Systems Engineer |
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Bill Frazier
Flight System Engineer |
Don Hampton
Systems Engineer |
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Monte Henderson
Deputy Project Manager |
Lorna Hess-Frey
Flyby Structures & Mechanisms Lead |
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Marty Huisjen
Instrument Technical Manager |
Harold Montoya
Flight System Manager |
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David J. Wilson
Impactor IPT Lead |
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John Marriott
Former Program Manager John's Bio Up Close and Personal An Interview with John Marriott |
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Up Close and Personal with the Deep Impact Community Team: | ||||
Jessica Chavez
Intern, Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Julia DeMarines
Intern, University of Maryland |
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Jean Hamai
TOPS Teacher |
David Martin
Webmaster |
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Cynthia Rich
Intern, Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Nick Taylor
Intern, Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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Deep Impact Launch Team:
Omar Baez - NASA Launch Manager Darren Bedell - NASA Chief Engineer Mike Stelzer - Mission Integration Manager Bert Garrido - Safety & Mission Assurance Manager Joe Lackovich - NASA Advisory Manager |
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Guest Contributors: Ray Brown - Science Writer, University of Maryland |