Mike Loucks's guest appearances

Mike Loucks

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Daniel Jalkut

David Sparks

Phil Plait

Sarah Parcak

Maryn McKenna

Ayanna Howard

Joanna Penn

Michael Shermer

Gina Smith

Kiki Sanford

Gregory Zuckerman

Rene Ritchie

Mark Gurman

Clay Sherrod

Kelly Guimont

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Mike Loucks is the CEO of Space Exploration Engineering (SEE), which he co-founded in 1995. He received a BA in Physics/Astronomy from Whitman College, WA in 1985 and an MS in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado in 1991. He co-founded SEE corp. in 1995 after working as an operations and trajectory planning expert for Orbital Sciences Corporation. The NASA Apollo missions and science fiction by Robert Heinlein got Mike interested and space and astronomy. Early on, he pondered becoming an astronomer but later decided that aerospace engineering was his true passion. We chatted about the founding of SEE and his work there. Mike then told me about the kinds of computer and software tools he uses for orbital and celestial mechanics and the role Macs have played in his life. Mike finished with some great advice for students who want to pursue a career in aerospace engineering. Today our sponsor is Linode. Linode helps you design, develop and deploy in the cloud. You can build dedicated CPU, distributed applications, hosted services, websites, and CI/CD environments. If it runs on Linux, it runs on Linode. Linde is focused on simplicity, service, and value. Built using the most up to date hardware and a Next Generation Network backbone, Linode allows users to comply with in-country data protection requirements while taking advantage of all Linode’s technology and tools. The goal is to maximize the benefit you receive from your cloud by making it cost-effective to deploy robust compute, storage, and networking services that meet your ever-changing performance needs. Featured are native SSD storage, a 40 Gbit network, and industry leading processors Pick from any of 10 worldwide data centers including the newest in Toronto. Pay only for what you use with hourly billing across all plans and add-on services. Plus, 24 x 7 live customer support is always just a phone call away. You’ll be able to deploy and maintain your infrastructure simply and cost effectively. Plus, Linode’s tools make it easy to provision, secure, monitor, and back up your cloud. To learn more, visit linode.com/BGM. All new customers will receive a $20 credit. My Background Mode interview with Mike Loucks  Mike on Twitter. Space Exploration Engineering About the SEE team   Support TMO when you buy your Apple gear from Apple. The story of my Background Mode podcast. Inside TMO’s Background Mode podcast. TMO Background Mode Twitter feed. Archive of all Background Mode Shows. Background Mode at iTunes. Send your comments to  observations@macobserver.com  or marty@macobserver.com  

Mike Loucks is the CEO of Space Exploration Engineering (SEE), which he co-founded in 1995. He received a BA in Physics/Astronomy from Whitman College, WA in 1985 and an MS in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado in 1991. He co-founded SEE corp. in 1995 after working as an operations and trajectory planning expert for Orbital Sciences Corporation. The NASA Apollo missions and science fiction by Robert Heinlein got Mike interested and space and astronomy. Early on, he pondered becoming an astronomer but later decided that aerospace engineering was his true passion. We chatted about the founding of SEE and his work there. Mike then told me about the kinds of computer and software tools he uses for orbital and celestial mechanics and the role Macs have played in his life. Mike finished with some great advice for students who want to pursue a career in aerospace engineering. Today our sponsor is Linode. Linode helps you design, develop and deploy in the cloud. You can build dedicated CPU, distributed applications, hosted services, websites, and CI/CD environments. If it runs on Linux, it runs on Linode. Linde is focused on simplicity, service, and value. Built using the most up to date hardware and a Next Generation Network backbone, Linode allows users to comply with in-country data protection requirements while taking advantage of all Linode’s technology and tools. The goal is to maximize the benefit you receive from your cloud by making it cost-effective to deploy robust compute, storage, and networking services that meet your ever-changing performance needs. Featured are native SSD storage, a 40 Gbit network, and industry leading processors Pick from any of 10 worldwide data centers including the newest in Toronto. Pay only for what you use with hourly billing across all plans and add-on services. Plus, 24 x 7 live customer support is always just a phone call away. You’ll be able to deploy and maintain your infrastructure simply and cost effectively. Plus, Linode’s tools make it easy to provision, secure, monitor, and back up your cloud. To learn more, visit <a href="https://promo.linode.com/bgm/?utm_source=bgm&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_content=20%20dollar&amp;utm_campaign=bgm20" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linode.com/BGM</a>. All new customers will receive a $20 credit. <h2>My Background Mode interview with Mike Loucks</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Astrogator_Mike" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike on Twitter.</a></li> <li><a href="https://see.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Space Exploration Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="https://see.com/our-team/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">About the SEE team</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li>Support TMO when you buy your Apple gear <a href="http://www.macobserver.com/applestore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">from Apple.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.macobserver.com/news/update-background-mode-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The story of my Background Mode podcast.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.macobserver.com/columns-opinions/editorial/inside-background-mode-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inside TMO’s Background Mode podcast.</a></li> <li>TMO Background Mode <a href="https://twitter.com/backgroundmode" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter feed.</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.macobserver.com/show/background-mode/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archive of all Background Mode Shows.</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/cz/podcast/mac-observers-background-mode/id1052879087?mt=2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Background Mode at iTunes.</a></li> <li>Send your comments to <a href="mailto:observations@macobserver.com"> observations@macobserver.com </a> or <a href="mailto:marty@macobserver.com">marty@macobserver.com </a></li> </ul>

Astrogator and CEO Mike Loucks