jamesmontalvo3

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by jamesmontalvo3 12y ago
If they're questions others might have I'd prefer to answer them here so I don't have to duplicate effort.
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by jamesmontalvo3 12y ago
Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies in Houston, TX is looking for Flight Controllers to support human spaceflight operations at NASA Johnson Space Center. See the official job posting here [1]. This posting is looking for people to support vari
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by jamesmontalvo3 12y ago
I believe it's marked as "NASA" because NASA is responsible for it on orbit.
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by jamesmontalvo3 12y ago
I have not been notified that anyone has been selected. I'm not sure if they're going to ask my opinions at all on the candidates (I hope they do). Seeing as this thread seems mostly dead, if you'd like to talk more about the
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by jamesmontalvo3 12y ago
I'll do my best to respond to your points. Your post has made me realize I didn't do a very good job explaining...thanks for pointing it out. First: this post has nothing to do with the company and whether it does or does not have
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by jamesmontalvo3 12y ago
It can't hurt to inquire. It may not be possible for this particular opening but perhaps you can set yourself up for future openings. If you get more information please post it back here afterwards. Thanks, and good luck.
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by jamesmontalvo3 12y ago
I'm not certain. However, given that the intern would have access to NASA IT systems they would have to pass a background check which can take a long time for non-US citizens. The internship may be over by the time the background check
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by jamesmontalvo3 12y ago
Unfortunately at this time there isn't one. Instead I've provided an email address for the person in charge of the program.
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Hiring intern for NASA spacewalk operations department
10 points by jamesmontalvo3 12y ago|11 comments
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Quadcopter view of NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab(youtube.com)
2 points by jamesmontalvo3 13y ago|0 comments
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by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago
Regarding your question on replanning: On the fly we won't generally have time to completely redo the procedure, and there's a lot of overhead to setup an EVA, so once outside the airlock we'll avoid scrapping the plan entirely and coming b
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by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago
As you said, we only do 2 EVs currently. However, we do have more than two entities working in parallel. For a hypothetical example, during a joint Space Shuttle and ISS EVA, there would be EV1 and EV2, but there might also be the Space Shu
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by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago
We currently use Semantic MediaWiki for knowledge management. I've been considering creating an extension for it to handle procedure writing, but as you said I can't imagine getting it perfect. I feel like it would always be somewhat of a h
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by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago
Thanks for this reference. I'll definitely take a look at Asta. As for Excel: yes there are some advantages to Excel, but it is not particularly easy to handle numbered lists within it. We need to be able to easily over voice communications
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by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago
I've met Pete. Unfortunately their solutions don't handle the parallel nature of what we're doing. They have essentially written an Eclipse plug-in if I recall correctly.
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Ask HN: Suggestions for spacewalk procedure writing?
96 points by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago|36 comments
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by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago
There are several different "pre-breathe protocols" used prior to US spacewalks to avoid the bends. Some involve taking the airlock down to 10.2 psi (as opposed to 14.7 psi for 1 ATM) and sleeping there overnight. Also the crew may hang out
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by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago
I can't speak for Russian EVAs [1], but in US EVAs we always have a long tether reel attaching us to station. If we need to get further than that tether reel allows, we attach another tether reel before releasing the first. Additionally, we
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by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago
Both you and the servers you're pulling the content from are stationary on the ground, and any satellites used are in geosynchronous orbit. ISS is travelling 17000 mph. So while it may have clear line of sight to a ground station in New Mex
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by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago
The Russian Orlan suit [1] is pressurized higher than the US EMU [2], and gloves are not as dexterous. I don't know a lot about Russian spacewalks, but US gloves have caused fingernail delamination in many people, including myself (I'm not
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by jamesmontalvo3 14y ago
Depending upon the Beta Angle [1], the spacewalk could be in sunlight the entire time (though that's rare). It could be in darkness up to about 50% of the time. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_angle
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Ask HN: Tutorials to break free from PHP?
2 points by jamesmontalvo3 16y ago|3 comments
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by jamesmontalvo3 16y ago
I'm wondering, as a fairly inexperience programmer with most of my time in PHP: is there any good reference for "How to start web development in ___ with previous experience only in PHP". I would love a tutorial that explained how to accomp
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by jamesmontalvo3 17y ago
"Take in fewer calories than you burn, put yourself in negative energy balance, lose weight" Join a fitness/nutrition website to provide accountability (and to educate you that the presumably healthy food you're eating is actually highly ca
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Ask HN: How to make the switch
2 points by jamesmontalvo3 17y ago|1 comments
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by jamesmontalvo3 17y ago
Any recommendations on how to start?
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Ask HN: Someplace cheap to live and study
10 points by jamesmontalvo3 17y ago|11 comments
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by jamesmontalvo3 17y ago
I, too, take notoriously long showers and find them to be one of the best places to think. In regards to your question about listening to music being considered consumption: I think it really depends what type of music listener you are, or