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Sam Thurman is listed as Program/Project Manager at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, based in Los Angeles County, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at jpl.nasa.gov and a matched LinkedIn profile for Sam Thurman.
Sam Thurman previously worked as Manager, Project Support Office at Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Program Area Manager at Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Sam Thurman holds Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering from University Of Southern California.
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Thirty year Aerospace Engineering veteran with extensive background and experience in spacecraft and missile development, systems engineering, and program/project management.
Listed skills include Systems Engineering, Space Systems, Avionics, Engineering, and 29 others.
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Pasadena, Ca, Us
Manager of Project Support Office within JPL's Office of the Director. Reporting to JPL's Associate Director for Flight Projects, this office provides institutional guidance, oversight and support for all space flight projects conducted at JPL, and also serves as liaison to elements of NASA Headquarters and other NASA Centers, especially the launch services organization at Kennedy Space Center.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Served in multiple roles, including Small Projects Board Chair for JPL’s Engineering/Science Directorate, Program Manager for Small Body and Planetary Defense missions, and Project Manager for NASA Earth and Planetary Science mission proposals ($75-200 M class). Duties include extensive interactions with other NASA Centers and international space agencies (e.g., CNES in France).
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Formulation Project Manager and later Deputy Manager for Europa Lander. Lead concept definition, trade studies, technology maturation and prototyping effort for proposed $2.0 - $2.8 B autonomous lander mission, to conduct first-ever surface exploration and in-situ science experiments on Jupiter's moon Europa. Scope includes organizational approach, implementation planning, cost estimation and analysis, and frequent reporting on status and plans to JPL institutional and NASA management, with occasional briefings to Congressional and other VIP visitors.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Lead feasibility study, operations concepts, and initial architecture-level trades for candidate missions to conduct first surface exploration of Jupiter's moon Europa. Study team defined and analyzed a wide variety of concepts, ranging from penetrators to RTG-powered soft landers. Also studied different mission architectures, including use of NASA's Europa Clipper mission as a carrier, as well as concepts for a stand-alone launch. Extensive briefings and interactions with JPL and NASA institutional mgmt. on this effort.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Deputy Project Manager for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission, launched successfully in Jan. 2015. SMAP is an $800 M Earth science mission that uses space-based radar and radiometry to map soil moisture and freeze/thaw state globally every 2-3 days over a three year primary mission. JPL developed the spacecraft, ground and science data processing systems. In addition to sharing overall responsibility with Project Mgr. for technical, schedule, and budget performance, was responsible for spacecraft-instrument integration oversight and launch service integration with NASA Kennedy Space Center and United Launch Alliance.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Served as Deputy Manager of JPL's Autonomous Systems Division. Together with Division Manager, responsible for 630 personnel encompassing avionics, power, GN&C, and robotics sections within JPL. Supported variety of flight projects, including select additional duty assignments (Deep Impact Red Team, Phoenix Entry/Descent/Landing Advisory Group, Mars Science Lab Standing Review Board, MSL EDL Advisory Group). Served additional duty assignment as Project Manager for New Millennium ST9/Terrain-Relative Guidance System, a joint JPL/GSFC project for flight-testing a new computer vision guidance system via sounding rocket missions.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Manager of the Avionics System Engineering Section at JPL, with 120 personnel spanning avionic subsystem design, integration/test, and mission operations, including command & data handling, guidance, navigation & control, and flight software subsystems. Also responsible for cost, schedule, and product delivery commitments made in these areas for JPL-managed projects. Examples include Mars Exploration Rover, Cassini, and Deep Impact. Served additional duty as first Multi-Mission System Architectural Platform Project Manager, an integrated, reusable avionics and software system, Oct. 2003-Jun. 2004.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Led proposal development team for the Aerial Regional Environmental Survey (ARES) Project during Phase A of NASA's first "Mars Scout" Program competition. This project's objective was to develop and fly an instrumented, robotic aircraft in the Martian atmosphere, as a partnership between JPL, NASA's Langley Research Center, and industry.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Led concept definition effort for autonomous rendezvous and docking experiment planned as joint collaboration between NASA and CNES (French national space agency), as part of the CNES 2007 Mars Orbiter Project. (NASA's participation was cancelled in Sep. 2002). During this period performed additional duty assignment as Project Manager for an aerocapture demonstration mission proposal to NASA's New Millennium Program for technology validation missions (Nov. 2001-Mar. 2002). Also performed additional duty assignment as concept definition manager for a new, lightweight and low cost Mars Lander design effort (Mar.-Jul. 2002).
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Led development effort for next-generation Mars lander/rover mission, including conceptual mission/spacecraft design, prototype hardware and software development, field-testing of prototype components and subsystems, and high-fidelity simulator development. Many of these elements were ultimately incorporated into NASA's successful Mars Science Laboratory mission, which delivered a large scientific rover to the Martian surface in 2012.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Developed and led interdisciplinary team during extensive trade study for future Mars robotic entry, descent, and landing systems, followed by planning and initiation of comprehensive technology development effort targeted towards 2007-2011 launch opportunities. Team included participation from four different NASA centers, industry, and Dept. of Defense (Naval Air Warfare Center).
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Served as mission operations manager for Mars orbiter and lander missions launched in 1998-99, including pre-launch flight team preparations and post-launch operations, software system test program, and mission planning activities. Flight team included approx. 100 people from JPL, spacecraft contractor, and academia. Reported mission status and activities to all levels of NASA/JPL management, including frequent interactions with print, radio, and television media.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Led and coordinated overall mission design and interface definition between science instruments, spacecraft, launch vehicle, and ground system for NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter and Mars Polar Lander missions, developed jointly in the Mars Surveyor 1998 Project. Administered configuration management process and coordinated integration and test activities across project during the pre-launch system test program.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Served in three positions on NASA's Mars Pathfinder Project, which accomplished first successful Mars landing since Viking missions in 1976. As navigation system engineer (Jun. 1993-Jan. 1994), developed mission navigation plan and Monte-Carlo simulation system for performance validation; as mission system engineer (Feb.-Jul. 1994), defined operations and fault protection strategies for key mission phases; as Entry/Descent/Landing (EDL) system engineer and deputy system manager (Aug. 1994-Jul. 1996), coordinated team of JPL, contractor, and academic personnel during design, test, and validation program encompassing most EDL-related subsystems and flight software. Led much of EDL test program and post-test evaluation effort.
Pasadena, Ca, Us
Worked within and later managed "Space Systems and Navigation Technology" R&D effort for NASA's Deep Space Network of Radio tracking stations. Pursued theme of using new technology to reduce cost and complexity of space mission operations. Led several successful demonstrations of new navigation capabilities in conjunction with Galileo, Ulysses, and Mars Observer missions.
Conducted performance analysis of ballistic missile guidance, navigation, and control systems, including powered flight and re-entry vehicle deployment phases. Developed ground-based inertial navigation computer programs used successfully for sensor calibration and post-flight processing during U. S. Navy Trident II missile test flights from 1988 through 1991.
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Sam Thurman holds Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering from University Of Southern California.
Sam Thurman is listed with skills including Systems Engineering, Space Systems, Avionics, Engineering, Spacecraft, Aerospace, Engineering Management, and Testing.
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