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Retired Senior Scientist for Advanced Astrophysics Mission Design at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Just began my third year as a docent at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, where I have enjoyed engaging with visitors from around the world, fascinated by the remarkable achievements over the past half century in human and robotic space exploration.

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Sten Odenwald

Astronomer working at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

1w

Let's do lunch sometime!!!! BTW, I left one of my NRL notebooks up at WIRO..any chance I could get it back??

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mansoor Ahmed

Retired. Associate Director, Astrophysics Projects Division at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

1w

Nice going Harley

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Carl Stahle

Retired, Vice President of Goddard Retirees and Alumni Association, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

1w

Great to see you again, Harley. That is wonderful that you have volunteered your time as a docent.

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That’s excellent Harley! I need to stop by and see you sometime.

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Mike Kaplan

Space Systems Business Development, Strategy and Capture Leader

1w

Very cool!

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Jim Garvin

PI, DAVINCI mission to Venus (NASA Discovery); Science team member Mars InSight, MSL/Curiosity

1w

fantastic Harley!

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James Schier

Chief Architect, Space Communications and Navigation - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1w

Harley: I've been following FISO for many years & presented there a couple of times. I didn't know you were a NASM docent. Like me. I've been a docent for 20 years starting in 2003 with the opening of the Udvar-Hazy Center. We only have a few docents with space careers. Glad to see we have another space expert!

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Allison Barto

Passionate leader, systems thinker, and problem solver for large, technically nuanced, high profile, engineering programs

5d

I love that you are sharing all your knowledge and history with the public like this! What a treat for visitors

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Michael Sander

(Retired) Member of Director's Staff at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

4d

Sounds great Harley. My wife and I are docents at the Reagan Presidential library which is 10 minutes from our house. It really is rewarding to interact with all the visitors. I'd love to do the Smithsonian, but a 2200 mile commute makes it a tough proposition

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Congrats Harley - it is great that you are doing that!

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