In a candid interview with heather mcelhatton he opens up about failure and how its been an essential part to his design team at nasa and to his life in general. As a rocket scientist, adam steltzner had a pretty good summer. Aug 22, 2012 you may not have heard of adam steltzner at all, or if you watched the curiosity rovers landing on mars you may know of him as elvis guy at nasas jet propulsion laboratory. Adam steltzner explorer of the solar system, student of human nature, engineer, writer, speaker and general loose cannon. He led the nasa team that figured out how to gently land curiosity on mars, unquestionably one of the most remarkable engineering feats of the century. See the complete adam steele series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Adam steltzner looks beyond mars conversation club discussion. Astronautic developer steltzners inspiring chronicle of innovation and creativity, written with veteran coauthor patrick, begins with his rather indirect path to a management career with nasas jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena, california.
And nasas adam steltzner is looking forward to watching his baby lift off to mars, from a distance, given that he would never want to go to mars himself. The right kind of crazy is the title of this engaging book, written by adam steltzner, an engineer leading the team at nasas jet propulsion laboratory j. Astronautic developer steltzner s inspiring chronicle of innovation and creativity, written with veteran coauthor patrick, begins with his rather indirect path to a management career with nasas jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena, california. Adam diedrich steltzner born 1963 is an american nasa engineer who works for the jet. Illustration for article titled im adam steltzner, engineer at nasas jet propulsion laboratory, and. Im adam steltzner, engineer at nasas jet propulsion. Ever since zelensky was elected president in april, my team and i have been interested in having him appear on the. The right kind of crazy, on the team that landed the. Adam steltzner comments were from an interview with the author. Harder than rocket science by richardson, joan phi.
Estrin, lynch on lynch by david lynch, woody allen. By adam steltzner with william patrick portfolio, jan. He spent his youth barely passing school and studying sex, drugs and rock n roll. What to do when you have no idea what to do with your life. Drawing on parallels between the commercial business sector and nasa exploration allowed for everyone in the room to relate and take value from his presentation. Booklearning was a struggle throughout his childhood, and early mentors. Adam steltzner is an engineer at the jet propulsion laboratory. He worked on several flight projects including galileo, cassini, mars pathfinder, mars exploration rovers mer. Adam steltzner, right, and team celebrate a successful landing at nasas laboratory in pasadena, california, on 5. Adam steltzner opens his video with a statement about the similarities. If you like those pictures the curiosity rover sent back from mars, youre thinking good thoughts about the work of adam steltzner.
Adam steltzner is an actor, known for approaching the unknown 2016, tyranny 2008 and 7 minutes of terror 2012. Dec 12, 2016 il nous propose deux ouvrages pour nous faire decouvrir cet univers. This episode is about how adam took that kind of history and made history. The engineer led the entry, descent, and landing team on the mars curiosity rover project, and tasked with delivering a rover the size of a small car safely to the martian surface, decided that the best solution for final descent was a flying rocket crane. He was the phase lead and development manager for the mars science laboratory and the curiosity rovers entry, descent, and landing phase. In the right kind of crazy, adam steltzner, an engineer at jet propulsion laboratory who led the entry, descent and landing team, shares his story of the rovers sevenminutes of terror its nerveracking landing routine. Adam steltzner is the author of the right kind of crazy 3.
The national museum of natural history gets a facelift 21. I have written a book with the help of the very capable william patrick. When you look back at your life, you remember the great highs and the great lows. He took his first physics class in a local community college only because it was a prerequisite for another class. You may not have heard of adam steltzner at all, or if you watched the curiosity rovers landing on mars you may know of him as elvis guy at nasas jet propulsion laboratory. Fareed zakaria fareeds book of the week from sundays. So, adam, fantastic to have you on the call with us, and im really excited to be talking about your new book, the right kind of crazy. With no further ado, enjoy my interview with adam steltzner, the author of the right kind of crazy. Adam diedrich steltzner born 1963 is an american nasa engineer who works for the jet propulsion laboratory jpl. Talk to the man who led curiosity to the surface of mars. He believes its a fundamental part of our humanity and is just like art and theater in that its a gesture of who we are. The edl may have been textbook, but adam steltzner definitely is not. But he noted that in 1967, engineers at his workplace, jet propulsion lab, or jpl, wore spock ears for the launch of a venus bound spacecraft.
The right kind of crazy by adam steltzner, william patrick. Later, in taos, new mexico, the team discusses going with the flow of life with sherry grathler, a river guide who backed out of. The right kind of crazy by adam steltzner, william. Take nasas adam steltznerhe directs mars rover landings.
From adam steltzner, who led the entry, descent, and landing team in landing the curiosity rover on the surface of mars, comes a profound book about breakthrough innovation in the face of the impossible the jet propulsion laboratory jpl is home to some of historys most jawdropping feats of engineering. Testimonials if you want an engaging, inspiring and humorous speaker than dr. Adam steltzners father told him he wouldnt amount to much. By adam steltzner with william patrick, portfolio, jan. A true story of teamwork, leadership, and highstakes innovation. May 19, 2016 with no further ado, enjoy my interview with adam steltzner, the author of the right kind of crazy. Feb 16, 2016 the right kind of crazy is the title of this engaging book, written by adam steltzner, an engineer leading the team at nasas jet propulsion laboratory j. Dennis rasmussen, author of the infidel and the professora book about smiths friendship with david humeselects the best books by and about adam smith. Climb into the guts of a hovercraft, as a team of salvage experts, led by a former nasa engineer, disassemble and cut through this iconic and unique vehicle. Adam steltzner looks beyond mars conversation club. Jpl rocket scientist shows why hes the right kind of crazy. He has a phd in engineer physics, and the story of his rise to rock star status among millions of nasa fans is inspiring. Narrated by adam steltzner, it spelled out how the sky crane his team designed at jpl would have to perform an elaborate, impossibleseeming sequence to lower the huge mars rover curiosity to the planets surface from a hovering rocket guided totally by artificial intelligence.
I recently had a chance to interview adam for my podcast about his new book the right kind of crazy, and learned a lot about the nature of collaborating on impossible things and leading teams into uncertainty. Before he was ever landing very expensive stateoftheart equipment on faraway planets, he was a. Nine leadership books to watch for in 2016 entertainment. More about building the mars rover adam steltzner is the lead engineer for nasas mars curiosity rover. But he also shares the ten years of hard work that led up to it, and the techniques he used to manage and lead the team behind this extraordinary achievement. Josh banko comments were from an interview with the author. Yes, it actually is rocket science jefferson public radio. Adam steltzner, right, and team celebrate a successful landing at nasas laboratory in. Til that adam steltzner, chief engineer of nasas mars. When a rocker designs a mars lander adam steltzner s father told him he wouldnt amount to much. The book details his meandering path to the jet propulsion laboratory where he. Aviator is dedicated to perfecting the craft of coffee while building community. Adam steltzner, the leader of the mars rovers entry, descent and landing engineering team, says he was terrified of a false positive celebration in the control room. Here he remembers this accomplishment and suggests future challenges in space exploration.
He worked on several flight missions, including galileo, cassini, and mars pathfinder, and the mars exploration rover project. Adam steltzner official website talk to the man who led curiosity to the surface of mars. And about how being a community college student helped him discover that passion, and about how he had to take developmental math along the way. Anand giridharadas is an author with four videos in the cspan video library.
He spent his youth barely passing school and studying sex, drugs and rock n. An interview with one of nasas curiosity rover engineers engadget. Adam steltzner went from being described by new yorker magazine as a dropout and small town playboy with few skills and fewer prospects to someone who made history. From adam steltzner, who led the entry, descent, and landing team in landing the curiosity rover on the surface of mars, comes a profound book about. He was the lead engineer of the mars science laboratory s edl phase entry, descent and landing, and helped design, build and test the sky crane landing system. He is the author of four books, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Philosophersnote on adams great book the right kind of crazy. A rocket scientists advice on how to do impossible things. Adam interviews comedy at the carlsoncast hosts vinnie paulino and billy dettorre.
The right kind of crazy is the title of this engaging book, written by adam steltzner, an engineer leading the team at nasas jet propulsion. The story of the people who designed, built, launched, landed, and are now operating the mars rover curiosityawardwinning science writer rod pyle provides a behindthescenes look into the recent space mission to mars of curiositythe unmanned rover that is now providing researchers with unprecedented information about the red planet. Steltzner published an autobiographical book in 2016 titled the right kind of crazy. But you know, sometimes it actually is rocket science, and thats whats perfect about this next podcast interview ive got to share with you. Aug 10, 2012 adam steltzner, the leader of the mars rovers entry, descent and landing engineering team, says he was terrified of a false positive celebration in the control room. Curiosity rover stories of 2012 nasa mars space interviews. Nasa engineer adam steltzner talks about the intellectual. Til that adam steltzner, chief engineer of nasas mars 2020 project, was a music college dropout who failed high school geometry. In this gizmodo interview he talks about his journey of selfdiscovery and finding his passion. Adam hasletts short story collection you are not a stranger here was a pulitzer prize and national book award finalist. Nine leadership books to watch for in 2016 washington post. Adam steltzner looks beyond mars adam steltzner led the team that designed the landing system that delivered curiosity to the surface of mars. Todd henry is an author, international speaker, consultant, and advisor.
Im adam steltzner, engineer at nasas jet propulsion laboratory. And, not only history, but history that each and every one of us followed in the news. In palm springs, the roadtrippers interview adam steltzner, a nasa engineer with an unlikely life path who directed the landing of the curiosity rover on mars. To get it right eventually, you have to be willing to be wrong. Jun 19, 2016 adam hasletts short story collection you are not a stranger here was a pulitzer prize and national book award finalist. In our interview with the rock and roll engineer, adam steltzner discusses how exploration expresses our humanity and is an entirely unique trait among us all.
Mathematics, and perhaps mathematicians, deal in the domain of the absolute, and engineers live in the domain of the approximate. The best adam smith books five books expert recommendations. Our coffee is carefully selected, then handroasted. Explorer of the solar system, student of human nature, engineer, writer, speaker and general loose cannon. The engineer led the entry, descent, and landing team on the mars curiosity rover project, and tasked with delivering a rover the size of a small car. Adam smith tends to be seen as the founder of capitalism and modern economics, but he was, first and foremost, a moral philosopher. Jun 23, 2019 and nasas adam steltzner is looking forward to watching his baby lift off to mars, from a distance, given that he would never want to go to mars himself. Dec 28, 2015 by adam steltzner with william patrick portfolio, jan. Wilson discusses his new book, halfearth, and his recent and thoughtprovoking proposal to. Adam steltzner, gizmodo, video interview 5m12s, august 14, 2012. His first novel, union atlantic, won the lambda literary award, and his. Jan 12, 2016 adam steltzner is an engineer at the jet propulsion laboratory. Humans wouldnt know if it worked until it was all over.
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