![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Using his expertise in Program/Project Management principles and comprehensive, end-to -end knowledge of space flight hardware development and space flight orbital mechanics, Charlie provided exceptional leadership and oversight while guiding his projects through critical technical and programmatic challenges.Īs a member if the technical evaluation panel for the In-Space Robotic Manufacturing and Assembly (IRMA) Phase 2 flight demonstration proposals, Charlie identified an issue with a proposer’s orbital mechanics design, the result of which led to the proposer pursuing negotiations with an alternate launch provider, facilitating orbit delivery, and greater assurance of mission success. He consistently demonstrates technical and programmatic excellence in his role. Charlie was the 2020 recipient of the Exceptional Public Achievement Medal given by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for dedicated service and exemplary performance at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL.Ĭharlie provides system engineering support to the Technology Demonstration Missions Program Office at NASA’S MSFC. The simulator has received positive reviews in beta testing, but in order to gain a following outside the Sci-Fi community, Adams is looking for new ways to connect with non-traditional players such as high school students.Charles Adams, better known by friends and colleagues as Charlie is a Program Manager for Alion Science & Technology and the Mission Manager for the On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM-2) mission, as well as two other technology development projects. He says the biggest hurdle he faces is marketing. Since then, he has personally invested a little over six-figures in the business and has had over 30 different people work on perfecting the simulator. In 2017, Adams and several others began building Paratus Universe. in Mechanical Engineering from UAH, and most of the master’s degree requirements in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee. Adams has a BS and MS in mechanical engineering from UAB and a MS in Aerospace Engineering and Ph.D. In addition to MindGear Labs, Adams’s 25-years of experience in the space industry and his four engineering degrees provided him a the knowledge to engineer a simulator with more exact science than any other Hard Sci-Fi game. In 2017, we sold the business to a local non-profit which is still operating using our business model,” says Adams. “Over the five years we were in business we developed a number of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics classes for local school systems, after school programs and summer camps. He knew the marketplace for experiential learning was growing, after selling he and his wife sold their business- MindGear Labs- a public, rapid pro-typing lab in Huntsville. Star Wars is the most widely known example of Space Opera,” says Adams.Īdams knew the simulator could be more than another entertainment outlet for Sci-Fi junkies and engineers. These stories concentrate on the narrative and don’t worry if story elements are based in fact, just that they are consistent throughout the story. The other half of science fiction is Space Opera. Hard Sci-Fi fans like elements of science in their story, like Star Trek, or recent movies like The Martian, Interstellar, and Gravity. “There are two categories of science fiction: Hard Sci-Fi and Space Opera. Adams said the inspiration for Paratus Universe started when he and several other friends had the idea to build a simulator in the Space Opera genre, a category of science fiction that concentrate on more on a story-line rather than factual science.īut, Adams argued to his friends that the space opera marketplace was over-served and better opportunity lie in Hard Sci-Fi. ![]()
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