Charles A.Aber is the Shuttle Chief Engineer at NASA's Kenedy Space Centre in Florida. We will proceed with the interview:
Interviewer:"When did you join NASA?"
Abner:"I joined NASA at the KSC in 1967 as an Apollo spacecraft ground system engineer. Then I joined the Air Force in 1968. In 1974 I rejoined the KSC and joined the lauch processing system team, where we build the space shuttle test and checkout hardware and software."
Interviewer: "What was your job back there?"
Abner: "I supervised the teams which where responsible for the development of ground launch software and also ground application software."
Interviewer:"So, what is your job now in the Space Centre?"
Abner: "I'm responsible for all the engineering aspects which are related to processing flight hardware elements and facility/ground equipment, and also for the integration of technical decisions made by engineering and management personnel before and during launch."
Interviewer: "What kind of decisions do you make?"
Abner: "Well, I make engineering recomendations for final go/no-go lauch decisions. As the launch vehicle processing technical authority, I chair the Shuttle Engineering and Risk Review Boards."
Interviewer: "Last question: In how many missions have you participated since you joined NASA?"
Abner: "I've provided engineering integration to the space shuttle launch team for about 47 missions."
As you can see this was a short interview, but he didn't have time for more...
Well, I hope you like it. See you next time!!
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