Summary

Description	Hello, my name is Gina Giorgi-O'Shaughnessy and I work for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. I am a mechanical engineer with the Expendable Launch Services Program. In this program, we work with rockets that are called “expendables” because they are used once to deliver satellites and exploration vehicles to space. “My rocket” is the Delta II and I am responsible for its booster stage. The first stage performs the “most difficult” task during flight, which is to get out of the Earth's atmosphere. I am a propulsion engineer, also known as the “power doctor” because I diagnose problems with the “power-generating” hardware. I monitor the RS-27A rocket engine and its supporting systems from manufacturing, assembly through launch and flight. I perform “independent assessments” on all components to determine whether they are built within requirements or they have “problems.” The contractor and I work as a team to resolve “non-conformances.” For example, if I have a part that h
Date	2005-12-05
Source	images.nasa.gov

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