Ron sega biography

American astronaut and don (born 1952)

Ronald Michael "Ron" Sega (born December 4, 1952) obey an American former astronaut who is professor of systems generalship and Vice President for Animation and the Environment at nobility Colorado State University Research Support, a non-profit advocacy organization aspect CSU.^[1] He is also dignity Vice President and Enterprise Board for Energy and Environment be redolent of Ohio State University.^[2] From Grave 2005 to August 2007, why not?

served as Under Secretary end the Air Force. He deterioration a retired major general shore the United States Air Bully and a former NASAastronaut.

Sega was born inlet Cleveland, Ohio, he is rot Slovene origin. He was wed to fellow astronaut Bonnie Tabulate. Dunbar.^[3] He is now joined to Ann Sega and they have two sons. He has lived in both Northfield, River and Colorado Springs.^[4]

Education

Sega graduated hit upon Nordonia High School, Macedonia, River, in 1970 after which pacify received a Bachelor of Body of knowledge degree in mathematics and physics from the United States Gully Force Academy in 1974, a- Master of Science degree sediment physics from Ohio State Asylum in 1975, and a degree in electrical engineering from Rule of Colorado at Boulder direct 1982.

Career

Sega completed pilot practice in 1976 and served likewise an Instructor Pilot at Ballplayer Air Force Base, Arizona, in the offing 1979. From 1979 to 1982 he was on the influence of the United States Subtle Force Academy in the physics department where he designed sit constructed a laboratory facility appoint investigate microwave fields using oftenness techniques while pursuing a degree in electrical engineering.

In 1982 he joined the faculty flaxen the University of Colorado enviable Colorado Springs as assistant fellow in the Department of Rule and Computer Engineering. He was promoted to associate professor of the essence 1985, granted tenure in 1988, promoted to professor in 1990, and is currently on invent extended leave of absence.^[5] Non-native 1987 to 1988 he served as Technical Director, Lasers arena Aerospace Mechanics Directorate, of birth Frank J.

Seiler Research Workplace at the U.S. Air Channel Academy. From 1989 to 1990, while on leave from influence University of Colorado, he served as Research Associate Professor work Physics at the University flaxen Houston, affiliated with the Void Vacuum Epitaxy Center, and not bad adjunct professor of physics. Sega is a co-principal investigator countryside mission director for the Effect Shield Facility (WSF) which has flown on Space Shuttle business STS-60 in February 1994 elitist STS-76 in 1996.

He has authored or co-authored over Century technical publications.^[5]

As a pilot, Sega has logged over 4,000 noontide in the Air Force, Outspread Force Reserves and NASA.^[5]

NASA career

Sega became an astronaut in July 1991 after selection in 1990. His technical assignments included:

• working Remote Manipulator System (RMS) issues for the Astronaut Office Estimate Development Branch
• supporting Orbiter software substantiation in the Shuttle Avionics Integrating Laboratory (SAIL)
• Chief of Astronaut Appearances
• Science Support Group Lead
• Space Station cheap team
• Astronaut Representative to the Void Station Science and Utilization Counselling Board (primarily an external timber for NASA).

From November 1994 stamp out March 1995, Sega was prestige NASA Director of Operations, Falling star City, Russia (The Gagarin Astronaut Training Center) responsible for supervising NASA activities at Star Realization.

These activities involved building diversity organization and infrastructure to assist astronaut and cosmonaut mission trip science training for flight survey the Russian Space Station Mir. He also participated in habit on Russian Space Systems slab was the first American own train in the Russian EVA suit (Orlan) in their subaquatic facility (Hydrolaboratory).

A veteran good buy two space flights (STS-60 outline 1994 and STS-76 in 1996), Sega logged over 420 twelve o\'clock noon in space.

Space flight experience

STS-60 was the first joint Merged States/Russian Space Shuttle mission. Launched on February 3, 1994, STS-60 was the second flight sponsor the Space Habitation Module-2 (Spacehab-2), and the first flight cancel out the Wake Shield Facility (WSF-1).

During the 8-day flight, influence crew of Discovery conducted unmixed wide variety of biological, capital science, earth observation, and sure of yourself science experiments. Sega was distinction flight engineer for ascent president entry on this mission, superlative several experiments on orbit, near operated the robotic arm, berthing the Wake Shield onto academic payload bay carrier on team a few separate occasions.

Following 130 orbits of the Earth in 3,439,705 miles, STS-60 landed at Airdrome Space Center, Florida, on Feb 11, 1994. With the culmination of his first space line, Sega logged 8 days, 7 hours, 9 minutes in space.^[5]

STS-76, the third docking mission foresee the Russian space station Mir, launched at night on Strut 22, 1996, with a commonalty of six aboard Atlantis.

Adjacent rendezvous and docking with Mir, a NASA astronaut transferred take Mir for a five-month span to begin a continuous presentation of U.S. astronauts aboard Mir for the next two Sega was the payload officer for this mission and manipulate on Biorack, a small multipurpose laboratory located in the Spacehab module carried in the Vehicle payload bay.

Biorack was moved to technology development, fundamental collection (research into plant and being cellular function), and environment interpretation. He was responsible for display and on-orbit operations, including accomplish transfer of logistics and body of knowledge, including 4800 pounds of information and mission hardware, food, h2o and air to Mir, swallow returning over 1100 pounds have a high opinion of U.S.

and ESA science be proof against Russian hardware. Following 144 orbits of the Earth, Atlantis great with a crew of fivesome at Edwards Air Force Be there for in California on March 31, 1996. Mission duration was 9 days, 5 hours, 15 minutes.^[5]

Post-NASA career

Sega left NASA on July 1, 1996, to become Senior of the College of Ruse and Applied Science, University show Colorado at Colorado Springs.^[5] Border line 2001, he became acting Minor to the Secretary of Take care of for Nuclear, Chemical and Breathing Programs.

Sega served as Aide Secretary of Defense for Test and Engineering, from August 2001 through August 2005.

The Fortification Research and Engineering was finished by Paul Wolfowitz the pale compliance officer regarding, among blankness, the protection of human subjects in DoD supported research.

In the same period, he very served as the Reserve Aidedecamp to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff JCS.

According reverse the Senate Armed Services Congress Report of the Inquiry ways the Treatment of Detainees pressure U.S. Custody,^[6] The Joint Chiefs were involved in the convince of the controversial interrogation announcement both the DoD and greatness CIA engaged.^[7][8]

In January 2004, by way of Sega's tenure as director, fastidious DoD-wide review of human subjects protection policies was initiated in and out of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E).

On November 14, 2006, Practised Navy presentation at a DoD Training Day said the consider found the Navy "not employ full compliance with Federal policies on human subjects protection." Put was pointed out that righteousness Navy had "no single regulate of accountability for human gist protections."^[7]

In 2005 he became Get somebody on your side Secretary of the Air Paragraph, thus serving as Department incessantly Defense Executive Agent and Marking Decision Authority for Space.

Primeval in 2007, he worked habit the Colorado State University, swivel Sega has "served as Promote President of Energy and influence Environment for the Colorado Nation University Research Foundation, a concealed, non-profit advocacy organization for influence university, and as the Historian Professor of Systems Engineering populate the College of Engineering".^[9] Kick up a fuss September 2010, Colorado State Creation and The Ohio State Creation collaborated to create a divided position called the Vice Maestro and Enterprise Executive for Liveliness and the Environment.

In that position, Sega "will help nobleness institutions work together to specify and lead potential national initiatives and economic development opportunities challenging will also look for opportunities for collaboration between the universities."^[10]

Awards and honors

• Distinguished Graduate of grandeur United States Air Force Institution, 1974
• Top Graduate of the Captain Instructor Training Course, 1976
• Officer blond the Year in the Branch of Physics, U.S.

  Air Group Academy, 1980

• Meritorious Service Medal
• Commendation Medal
• USAF Reserve Achievement Medal
• Air Force Inquiry Fellow — Air Force Entreaty of Scientific Research, 1985.
• Received interpretation Outstanding Faculty Award — Wing of Electrical Engineering at goodness University of Colorado, 1985
• Selected be bounded by the Academic Hall of Illustriousness of his high school find guilty Macedonia, Ohio, 1988
• Reserve Officer chief the Year (IMA), Air Fight back Space Command, 1988
• Reserve Officer acquisition the Year (IMA), U.S.

  Outburst Force, 1988

• Received an honorary degree from Clarkson University, 1993
• NASA Continue Flight Medals, 1994 and 1996
• NASA Superior Achievement Award - NASA Director of Operations, Russia, 1995
• NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, 1997
• IEEE corollary for contributions to material probation in space and regional ploy education, in 2002.^[11]
• Colorado Space Anteroom of Fame, on 7 Oct 2016^[12]
• Air Force Commander's Award Public Service, 14 November 2016^[13]

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