STAR Systems is endorsed by seasoned aerospace industry professionals and maintains friendships with noted figures in the aerospace and defense industry, including NASA engineers, Mars research scientists, Air Force personnel, airline pilots, astrophysicists, engineers from the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, aerospace lobbyists and Members of Congress in Washington D.C. Endorsements by:
Dr. Story Musgrave, M.D.
Story Musgrave is a physician, consultant, and six-time NASA Space Shuttle astronaut having advanced degrees in six fields of study. Story began his career with NASA in 1967 and has logged over 1,281 hours in space through Space Shuttle flights STS-6, -51F, -33, -44, -61, and -80. He served as a design engineer on Skylab and the Space Shuttle, as well as a mission specialist and CAPCOM, and is the only astronaut to have flown on all five Space Shuttle vehicles. Story has served in the military, and has logged over 17,000 hours of flight time in numerous aircraft. See Video of Story Musgrave and the Hermes spacecraft
James Dohm, Mars Planetary Scientist
James Dohm is a Mars planetary scientist currently working geological investigations at local to global scales for the Earth, the Moon, Mars, Venus, and Europa. James is an author of 250 abstracts, 80 manuscripts and five book contributions relating to Mars science, exploration and colonization. He has recently been involved with the development of future autonomous satellite and rover missions as a science team member of the Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment, the Life in the Atacama Rover Field Experiment, and the Nomad Rover Atacama Field Experiment. He has also been involved with Sensor Web activities, as well as selecting rover field test sites for the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) and Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) missions. James has contributed to the publication of six I-maps at four map scales for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and six book publications.
Alan Flynn, Master Sergeant, United States Air Force, Retired
Alan Flynn is a former Master Sergeant and Aircraft Electrical and Environmental Systems Master Craftsman in the United States Air Force. Alan has over 20 years of experience with avionics and flight systems hardware implementation and repair in the F-16 Falcon fighter jet.