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Our project (RST) on the front page of NASA.gov (April 2023)
Talk at University of Aruba (Feb 2023)
Article in Aruba Today. Archived.
Aruba Class room visit (Feb 2023)
Masquerade Party (Diario Feb 2023)
Awe Mainta TeleAruba (Feb 22 2023)
Na Cas Cu Edjean (Jan 2023)
Article on Noticiacla.com on JPSS-2 launch delay
Article on Stephanie's work on Roman Space Telescope. Archive
My keynote speech at the 2022 Gala event for
the Netherlands-America Foundation in Washington DC.
(rehearsal recorded in advance of event)
Article on "Caribisch Netwerk"
Article on "Trouw".
Online articles about Moon project (September 2022)
Key note address at the 2022 Netherland-American Foundation (May 2022)
Project with Xander Bogaerts for San Nicolas (Mar 2022)
Skating in Aruba (Mar 2022)
Interview on Noticiacla (Jan 2022)
Interview with Aldrich Croes on Hits 100.9 FM Aruba (Jan 2022)
News article about meeting with Min Justice (Jan 2022)
24ora.com news article about Min Justice meeting (Jan 2022)
TeleAruba interview with Patrick Everon (Jan 2022)
Project with Biblioteca di Aruba (Nov 2021)
Diario article on JPSS (Sept 2021)
Noticiacla (Sept 2021)
Story in Critical Path on the rescue of Hubble (Summer 2021)
Make It by Liza (July 2021)
Interview on Sopi Mix show with Carolina Span (July 2021)
Medallion from Governor Boekhoudt (June 2021)
Poets' report on visit to St Michael school (May 2021)
Interview with Zamir Ayubi on Chill 95 FM Bonaire Radio 2/19/2021 (audio)
Interview on Aruba Radio (Blue 107.5 FM)
I participated in Vaccine promotion in Aruba
This site valued at over $2,200 (GoDaddy, Feb 2021)
RRM3 Engineering award from Goddard Space Flight Center (Dec 2020)
I was the electrical lead on this project and responsible for the design,
construction and test of the electrical system.
Information on this mission is here.
As of this writing, this video is available only on an internal NASA site.
Pass the Torque NASA/Facebook event (May 2020)
"No Lubida" (Do not Forget) video (April 2020)
Interview on Aruba.TV for Covid-19 (April 2020)
Presentations at the Iberio School in Aruba
Article 1 & Article 2
Story on spaceflightnow.com about RRM3
Article on NASA.GOV on RRM3 Mission (6/18)
Science on a Sphere on Diario (11/17)
Video hommage to the national anthem of Aruba (11/16)
(video has been removed).
Stephanie and I participated in NASA's message to the Star
Trek series of TV shows. You see us at 0:40 (9/16).
Interview on Power 95 FM with Tito Lacle on occasion of my
speaking at the 2016 Graduation of the International School
of Aruba (6/16)
Video of speech
Audio file of interview
Splinter project from my TEDx event.
Visit to Janirh's school (Oct 2015)
TEDxAruba 2015 (9/15)
Article in Aruba Dushi Tera (Aruba Sweet Homeland)
(9/15). Web Edition. Archived.
Interview with Aldrich Croes (6/15)
Stephanie is featured as the profile image of CMU's School of Art Facebook page.
She graduates in 2015 with Honors with a degree in Physics and Art (4/15).
Video ad for our rink (Skatezone) that I shot. Video
sponsored by Pepsi (3/15)
Art show in Den Haag, Netherlands by Gustave Nouel (1/15)
Awe Mainta, 24ora.com
Interview with ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers for Hubble 25th anniversary (1/15).
"De Kennis van Nu" program (aired March 2015)
Interview with Dutch Television network NTR producer
Edda Heinsman on Hubble's 25th anniversary (1/15).
Video and article from WPI on the inauguration of the new
university president (Laurie Leshin) (11/14).
Failed launch of Antares/Orb-3 taking
Ammonia Leak Locator into space (10/28/14).
Original article.
Our second video on skating is also featured on the front page of our rink.
July 2014. USA Today article on SWA's inaugural flight to Aruba.
Article in Diario on at the occasion of Phase 2 work at JSC (3/28/14).
Our skating video is featured on the front page of our rink's web site (Feb 2014).
Morning news on Phase 2 of
Robotic Refueling Mission (10 Dec 2013).
Archived
ABCCompas
Interview in the Dutch e-magazine for beginning
college students from the ABC islands (7/13). Archive.
Twitter post from NASA Reduced Gravity during our Zero Gravity Flight.
On TeleAruba for the arrival of 2012DA14. Interviewed by Dilma Arends.
Innovation Center on Google Maps (August 2012)
Article in April 2012 Yale Scientific. Cover. Archived.
Arrival of Discovery at Udvar-Hazy
Smithsonian Museum
Article on arstechnica.com on Satellite Refueling (3/12).
Also in wired.com (4/12).
archived.
Multi-part interview by Rafael Croes on the "AlCaso" program
on the Aruban Cable TV Canal22 (January 2012).
Prime Minister Eman's (of Aruba) new year's message.
Transcript.
Segment on the Aruban's childrens program "Conoce Nos Talentonan"
produced by Richard Jacobs (December 2011).
Article in Rice University Magazine. Archived.
Leaflet from my Alma Mater to alumni (Nov 2011).
Green Aruba II Conference and Center for Innovation (October 2011)
Article in NASA GSFC's publication. Archived.
In September 2011, Stephanie and I won second place in a nationwide
skating contest from makeaskateement.com.
Click here to view our contest submission.
My nephew was selected to appear on the
Mimio website (defunct now). Archived.
Once a week, Yale Magazine highlights one of its graduates that made the news.
Good or bad. On 8/5/2011, it was me. Compared to Dr. Ben Carson, Meryl Streep,
and past US Presidents, surely, I must be in the latter category. Archived.
Article in Aruba.com (August 2011). Archived.
8/1 article in the Morning News (Rosalie Klein)
Launch day article in bondia.com (7/9).
Article on Aruba.com on STS-135. Archived.
Article in Bondia Aruba (6/25)
by my good friend Rosalie Klein.
Front page article on STS-135 (6/23).
Interviewed by Erik Trinidad (6/1/11). The video is here.
NASA's fun blog on this event is here.
On 10 April 2011, Stephanie participated in the Scholastic Olympics.
(Article in Gazette.net)
In November 2011, I received a heritage award from the
Institute of Caribean Studies
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Robert Goddard Award.
in October 2011.
Invited by the Prime Minister of Aruba, I spoke at the
2010 Green Energy Conference in September, and met
Fmr Vice President Al Gore.
Profile on my Alma Mater's web site. Archived.
RepeatingIslands.com in May 2009 (Archived).
Story on Space.com. Archived.
Also carried on Yahoo.com.
Full page in Aug 2010 NASA GoddardView (Archived)
also carried on Collectspace.com.
On July 15 2010, we celebrated our 19th anniversary. The picture was shot during our
family reunion in Italy.
I received the NASA Exceptional Engineering Award (NEEAM)
in June 2010
On June 10, Jocelyn Croes (Aruba Proxy Minister) held a
reception for Aruba's Minister of culture, Michelle Winklaar.
Archived. 24ora.com
On 28 April 2010, I received the honor of a lifetime. I became
a Knight in the Royal Order of the Netherlands Lion.
More here
In May 2010, I was pictured in an article on Air&Space magazine on my boss
Mr. Frank Cepollina (shown with his hand gesturing in the image).
Larger size. Online version of article.
For the 2010 Arubadag (Aruba day), we were invited to the home
of the Minister Plentipotentiary of Aruba, Mrs. Jocelyn Croes.
On March 12 2010, my teammates and I on the HST SM-4 Systems Team
received the NASA Systems Engineering Award.
In December 2009 I am named "Person of the Year" by PoetsTV from Aruba.
Click on image for full size.
Article in the November 2009 issue of Gameroom Magazine.
Click here for the full article (thanks to Robert Sitz for pointing this out to me).
I filed this iReport on CNN.com when
Senator Ted Kennedy passed away (August 2009).
Click on the image to go to the iReport.
Click here for a full screensnap.
News articles about my lecture in Aruba in August 2009.
Christopher's team won a LEGO team award in 2009.
Profile in the February 2009 edition of
Focus Caribbean Magazine.
Two NASA mini-movies on WFC3 and the Final Mission in 2008
- Last mission to Hubble.
- WFC3: Extending Hubble's Vision.
Short profile in "Traveler" magazine in 2008
In 2008, Jan Poets and I filmed two documentaries for SM-4. One was at GSFC (top),
and the second KSC (bottom).
Other news articles on SM-4:
- Spaceflightnow.com Panoramas
- Official NASA photo from the air
- spaceflightnow.com
- spaceref.com
- Very nice collage of pictures from Boston.com.
- A follow-up collage on Boston.com.
- Profile about me on Aruba.com.
Profile in the 2007 "Destination aruba" magazine. This is a travel magazine that is
distributed year-long throughout the Caribean by airlines.
Note a picture about my pinball machines in the article.
Archived.
At the unveiling of my portrait at the Paseo Herencia Mall in Aruba in 2007.
I was featured in the 2007 edition of Hubble Science Year in Review.
Full page article in The News (1/06).
Lecture in 2006 at the Universidad di Aruba
Research Center Opening in 2005
I met Miles O'Brien in 2005 during the Hubble Robotic Mission preps.
Interview on ATV in 2005.
In 2004, I was amongst those that were featured
on a calendar of island notables.
Stephanie and Christopher at the news desk of the
local NBC affiliate (ATV) in 2004.
I received my Silver Snoopy in 2003
Our arrival in Aruba in 2003.
In 2003, I was profiled in this book on Notable Caribbean people.
Click for the excerpt on Google Books.
Edition of 'Mission Chronicles on NASA's SM3B site.
Follow up edition.
Interview with Astronaut Story Musgrave in 2002
In 2002, Isabelle Charbonneau used images from
my site to draw this book on space for kids.
Visit with the Governor of Aruba in 2001 was published
on the front page of the local paper (Diario).
On the front cover of Home Automation Magazine in 2001.
In 2000, I received the "Ichabod Washburn Young Alumni Award for Professional Achievement" from my Alma Mater Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
In 2000 I won four of the seven prizes of the Internet PIC 2000
design contest, including the top three.
NASA Tech Briefs on SBIR project with Merritt Systems Inc (1/1993).
Associated image.
The News, on occasion of Mt Erebus exploration (12/1992).
My Ph.D. dissertation from 1991.
The News (Aruba 10/1990).
La Prensa (Aruba 10/1990).
Diario (Aruba 10/1990).
The News (Aruba 10/1990).
Extra (Aruba 8/1990).
Wall Street Journal Marketplace (7/1990).
Science News (6/1990).
New Haven Register (5/1990).
Yale News (2/1989).
Graduation picture in Diario (6/1986).
Visiting MITRE Corporation and appearing in the Bedford Bulletin (11/1984).
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