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 Rick has been interested in astronomy since the 1960s, watching Gemini and Apollo flights after the challenge issued by President Kennedy. He remembers laying on his parent's living room floor, watching the live television black and white photos of man's first steps on the moon. He has been active in his city as a out-reach volunteer and docent at the Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum in addition to serving on its Board of Directors. Rick has volunteered as a counselor for terminally ill patients for the AS Foundation of Orange County. His AS Foundation work included 2 years on the Citizen's Advisory Committee which provided input directly to the Foundation's Board. Rick's education includes an MBA from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL and a BS in Biology and Chemistry from California University of Pennsylvania. Rick has been a Dept of Defense employee for 33 years and his best assignment was when he was Operations Supervisor leading the International Space Station Team at the Boeing Huntington Beach facility. He was the supervisor of government contract administration services for Boeing's last two years while they completed their final hardware and software production that has since become part of the International Space Station as it orbits the earth.
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