Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by both Space Travel, Discovery and Science Fiction. I came from London to Washington to work on the Apollo program that send 7 missions to the moon. Unfortunately, the budget was cut before I got my US residency and security clearance so I managed to find a job at the World Bank instead.

At the Bank, I realized there that we were not going to evolve if half the world’s population were dying of famine or disease, and/or living off of $1 to $2 dollars per day. I plunged myself into the business of economic and social development. The Bank in Washington is not perfect - but it has spawned several ideas. It has put the issues of global health, nutrition and education on the agenda of the world’s leaders. More and more people are getting involved whether in non-governmental organizations (NGO) or in businesses that are in some way connected to helping the poor raise themselves up. While the bureaucracy in Washington is tough, there are amazing people there, who are innovative and engaged when working with counterparts and at the grass-roots within the countries. I retired from there in 1998, although I took on some interesting consulting assignments for several years afterwards.

For me, my path came full circle. There is a program managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab called the Solar System Ambassador program that tries to reach out to the community to educate people about what is going on in the dozens of missions underway. I had watched this program for a few years but did not have an idea how I could help.

My last assignment at the World Bank was to help start up a Distance Learning Center in Papua New Guinea. I had my answer. I would volunteer to go into schools in depressed neighborhoods and educate kids and give them career ideas that were in their reach. I applied with this idea in mind and was accepted in late 2006. It’s been a blast. There are more than 500 Ambassadors like me around the US, and I urge nations to pick up the cause. This part of the website is also meant to encourage understanding, generate support, and give people ideas about careers in the program. If you have time on your hands and can contribute, then follow the contact information on the SSA site and volunteer. We are trained by the scientists and engineers who build the spacecraft and we are given frequent status reports and a ton of multimedia that we use in teaching our communities.

I produce an occasional newsletter too, so if you’d like to be included - no matter where you live, just contact me and put “space newsletter” in the subject line.

If you’d like to know a little about my activities, click here. Finally, if you have kids or adult groups in the Washington DC area and would like a presentation about what’s going on in the World’s Space Programs, contact me.

I hope you enjoy this site. I am very open to comments, corrections, and news.