- Bryan Lunney
Bryan Lunney (born
January 12 ,1966 inHarris County, Texas ) is aNASA flight director.Early life
The son of Apollo-era flight director
Glynn Lunney , [cite web
last = Behar
first = Michael.
title = The Ground
work = Air and Space Magazine
date = October/November 2006
url = http://www.airspacemag.com/issues/2006/october-november/the_ground.php?page=1
accessdate = 2006-10-08 ] Bryan Lunney grew up inFriendswood, Texas and attendedFriendswood High School . He graduated fromTexas A&M University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering. [cite web | title = Johnson Space Center Names 10 New Flight Directors | work = NASA press release J01-08 | date =January 19 ,2001 | url = http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/releases/1999_2001/j01-08.html | accessdate = 2006-10-08 ]NASA career
After graduation, Lunney took a job at
NASA 'sJohnson Space Center . He worked in Mission Control as a Propulsion Engineer before moving to become head of the Motion Control Systems Group, a flight control position associated with theInternational Space Station . [cite web | title = Johnson Space Center Names 10 New Flight Directors | work = NASA press release J01-08 | date =January 19 ,2001 | url = http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/releases/1999_2001/j01-08.html | accessdate = 2006-10-08 ]In January, 2001, Lunney was appointed a flight director. [cite web | title = Johnson Space Center Names 10 New Flight Directors | work = NASA press release J01-08 | date =
January 19 ,2001 | url = http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/releases/1999_2001/j01-08.html | accessdate = 2006-10-08 ] He was on duty during theExpedition 4 mission when theInternational Space Station 's computers failed, leaving the station'sgyroscopes without the information they needed in order to hold the station's attitude stable. Lunney led controllers in creating a primitive but effective temporary solution to the problem, having the crew control the attitude of the space station based on their observations of the sun's position. He said later that “I felt like a fireman who’d walked out of a burning house having just rescued the kids from the bedroom.” [cite web | last = Behar | first = Michael. | title = The Ground | work = Air and Space Magazine | date = October/November 2006 | url = http://www.airspacemag.com/issues/2006/october-november/the_ground.php?page=1 | accessdate = 2006-10-08 ]Lunney also worked as a flight director on
Expedition 11 , and as the Planning/Orbit 3 flight director on theSTS-115 mission in September 2006. [ [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news/sts115/mob_081106.html Mission Overview Briefing Materials (STS-115)] ]Lunney and his wife, the former Amori Syptak, have three children.
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* cite web
last = Behar
first = Michael
title = The Ground
work = Air and Space Magazine
date = October/November 2006
url = http://www.airspacemag.com/issues/2006/october-november/the_ground.php?page=1
accessdate = 2006-10-08
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* [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news/sts115/mob_081106.html Mission Overview Briefing Materials (STS-115)]
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