Author Archives: Doug

About Doug

I grew up an Air Force brat and have visited every European country except those once behind the Iron Curtain (they wouldn't let my father in for some reason). Now I'm enrolled in the Aerospace Engineering program at NMSU in Las Cruces, NM.

The Fachaba Project is complete!

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Doug

Short version: Me and two other NMSU students designed, built, programmed, and delivered, in six weeks, a rocket payload that will fly into space on May 1st 2010.  We called it the Fachaba Project, which stands for “Fast, Cheap, and … Continue reading →

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Returning to my roots

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Doug

I have this extra-curricular project I’m working on this term. While I was waiting for details to firm up and parts to arrive, I thought I’d see if I still had the chops to build and program an actual … Continue reading →

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This is what we do

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Doug

Engineering students, that is. We build things.
In this particular case, I built a crane to hoist an old swamp cooler down off the roof and then hoist the new cooler up.  Anna and I did the whole thing ourselves.
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Best Cat Ever

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Doug

The house is empty.  She was a small cat, and her last days were spent largely hiding.  Yet it feels like the brass band has packed up and left.
Friday afternoon the vet came to our house and put our cat … Continue reading →

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Done tweaking for a while

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Doug

I finally settled on a nice theme that handles my subpage menus the way I want them handled. It’s called Cordobo Green Park 2. There’s a link to it on the bottom of the page.
There was some flakiness … Continue reading →

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The more things change

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Doug

I keep playing with WordPress themes. Right now it’s a theme called Arclite, but I may change it at any moment.
Let me know if you particularly like (or hate) the current theme. Whatever it is.

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Another WordPress upgrade

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Doug

Less painful than the last one, although the K2 theme I’ve been using is now pretty well obsolete. Trying a new one now called Fusion – hope you like it.
Still gotta fix the categories. I’ll probably just nuke … Continue reading →

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Another summer with the Spaceport

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Doug

Next week I start another summer internship with Spaceport America. This time there’s an actual office (last time we were housed in the Governor’s conference room), but I don’t really know what I’ll be doing. I’m sure it … Continue reading →

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Job searching

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Doug

I’m looking for a co-op or internship this summer and next semester if possible.
There are some great-looking ones at NASA White Sands Testing Facility. Hoping to land one of them, I’ve moved my Resume section out to the top … Continue reading →

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Christmas vacation

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Doug

Another term of school is over and I’m quite pleased with the outcome. My cumulative GPA has risen from 3.02 to 3.32, and I’m feeling more secure about next term. I have no idea why I got an … Continue reading →

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